CVE-2020-5529
Published: 11 February 2020
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that HtmlUnit incorrectly initialized Rhino engine. An Attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Java code.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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htmlunit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Does not exist
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groovy |
Does not exist
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hirsute |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Released
(2.8-1ubuntu2.1)
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lunar |
Does not exist
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bionic |
Needs triage
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eoan |
Does not exist
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focal |
Does not exist
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jammy |
Does not exist
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kinetic |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Needs triage
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mantic |
Does not exist
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 8.1 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5529
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/934390fefcd2cd58e6d86f2bc19d811ae17bfa28
- 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4584-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian