High severity · published Dec 4, 2023
CVE-2023-49093
HtmlUnit is a GUI-less browser for Java programs
8.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HtmlUnit is a GUI-less browser for Java programs. HtmlUnit is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via XSTL, when browsing the attacker’s webpage. This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.9.0
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
Htmlunit · Htmlunit
before 3.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49093
Exploit
https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/security/advisories/GHSA-37vq-hr2f-g7h7
Release Notes
https://www.htmlunit.org/changes-report.html#a3.9.0
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