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 :
Oct. 15, 2024, 7:35 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
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.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5529
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-5529.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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).
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Java HTML
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.
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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
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:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-5529
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.56 }} 0.16%
score
0.78022
percentile