CVE-2020-5529
Publication date 11 February 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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htmlunit | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
24.10 oracular | Not in release | |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.8-1ubuntu2.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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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
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4584-1
- HtmlUnit vulnerability
- 15 October 2020
Other references
- 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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5529