HtmlUnit up to 2.36.x Rhino Engine initialization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HtmlUnit up to 2.36.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Rhino Engine. Such manipulation leads to initialization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-5529. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HtmlUnit up to 2.36.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Rhino Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 weakness was published 02/11/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5529 since 01/06/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2.37.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• HtmlUnit

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36

Website

• Product: https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/

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