VDB
CVE-2020-5529
CVE-2020-5529
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 1.64% · 82.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.64%
82.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | htmlunit | 0, 2.8-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | htmlunit | 0, 2.8-3ubuntu1, 2.8-2ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0 (circl)
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/ (circl)
- [camel-commits] 20200520 [camel] branch camel-2.25.x updated: Updating htmlunit due to CVE-2020-5529 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200815 [SECURITY] [DLA 2326-1] htmlunit security update (circl)
- USN-4584-1 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 11, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5529 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/934390fefcd2cd58e6d86f2bc19d811ae17bfa28 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0 third-party-advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/ third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4584-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5529 third-party-advisory