CVE-2020-5529

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.1
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.085

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-5529 are fixed in HtmlUnit 2.37.0Windows
headless web browser written in Java (USN-4584-1) libhtmlunit-java_2.8-1ubuntu2.1_all.debLinux
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-5529 are fixed in HtmlUnit for Linux 2.37.0Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234