8.1
HIGH
CVE-2020-5529
HtmlUnit Rhino JavaScript Engine Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-5529 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5529 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apache camel
1 Htmlunit htmlunit

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Java HTML

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
77 stars 126 fork 126 watcher
Born at : Oct. 20, 2013, 12:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-5529 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5529 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-94
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference JPCERT/CC https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference JPCERT/CC https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/ No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-665
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:htmlunit_project:htmlunit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.37.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5529 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} -0.33%

score

0.60962

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