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Code execution vulnerability in HtmlUnit

HtmlUnit prior to 2.37.0 contains code execution vulnerabilities. HtmlUnit initializes Rhino engine improperly, hence a malicious JavScript code can execute arbitrary Java code on the application. Moreover, when embedded in Android application, Android-specific initialization of Rhino engine is done in an improper way, hence a malicious JavaScript code can execute arbitrary Java code on the application.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mh9-r3rr-9597
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 4 years ago
Updated: 5 months ago

CVSS Score: 8.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-5mh9-r3rr-9597, CVE-2020-5529
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5529
• https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/bc1f58d483cc8854a9c4c1739abd5e04a2eb0367
• https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0
• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mh9-r3rr-9597

Repository: https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit
Blast Radius: 32.7

Affected Packages