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Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit package, versions [,2.37.0)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.4% (74th percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-NETSOURCEFORGEHTMLUNIT-548471
  • published 11 Feb 2020
  • disclosed 10 Feb 2020
  • credit ICHIHARA Ryohei
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Introduced: 10 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-5529 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit to version 2.37.0 or higher.

Overview

net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit is a GUI-Less browser for Java programs

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). It initializes Rhino engine improperly, hence a malicious JavaScript code can execute arbitrary Java code on the application.

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