CVE-2023-26119 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

HtmlUnit Code Injection vulnerability

Published July 6, 2023Updated February 17, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Versions of the package `net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit` from 0 and before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via XSTL, when browsing the attacker’s webpage.

Advisory Timeline

First published July 6, 2023 (1194 days ago).
Last revised February 17, 2024 — 225 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit to 3.0.0 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.0.0 for net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit	maven	1.14, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.5 (+74 more)	3.0.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-74
View on MITRE
CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-26119?: HtmlUnit Code Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-26119?: CVE-2023-26119 affects net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-26119 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-3xrr-7m6p-p7xh

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