CVE-2023-34624

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An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impac

An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0023

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2023-34624, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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Affected Products & Versions

htmlcleaner project htmlcleaner<= 2.28

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Debian:11 libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.24-1+deb11u1

Debian:12 libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.26-1+deb12u1

Maven net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner HIGH fixed in 2.29

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS libhtmlcleaner-java

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.29+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.21-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS libhtmlcleaner-java fixed in 2.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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Public Exploits & PoCs

These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.

pocPublic PoC (nvd-reference)

pocamplafi/htmlcleaner (trickest)

pocgithub.com · issues/13github.com

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