Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit Open this link in a new tab package, versions [,2.37.0)
Attack Complexity
High
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snyk-id
SNYK-JAVA-NETSOURCEFORGEHTMLUNIT-548471
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published
11 Feb 2020
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disclosed
10 Feb 2020
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credit
ICHIHARA Ryohei
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.