CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-28338

6.1 MEDIUM Published 2026-02-27 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-02-27
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Description

PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. Prior to version 7.22.0, PMD's `vbhtml` and `yahtml` report formats insert rule violation messages into HTML output without escaping. When PMD analyzes untrusted source code containing crafted string literals, the generated HTML report contains executable JavaScript that runs when opened in a browser. Practical impact is limited because `vbhtml` and `yahtml` are legacy formats rarely used in practice. The default `html` format is properly escaped and not affected. Version 7.22.0 contains a fix for the issue.

Affected configurations

• pmd project pmd (< 7.22.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References