Answer in brief
CVE-2018-17201 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Improper Input Validation in Apache Sanselan. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.apache.sanselan:sanselan (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps org.apache.sanselan:sanselan (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.sanselan:sanselanmaven | >=0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 14, 2019
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 6, 2026
Certain input files could make the code hang when Apache Sanselan 0.97-incubator was used to parse them, which could be used in a DoS attack. Note that Apache Sanselan (incubating) was renamed to Apache Commons Imaging.
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