CVE-2020-5529

HtmlUnit prior to 2.37.0 contains code execution vulnerabilities

High · published February 11, 2020

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04719 · 91.8th percentile
Published
2020-02-11T08:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 08:35Z
    HtmlUnit prior to 2.37.0 contains code execution vulnerabilities
    cvelistv5