Improper access control in HtmlUnit - CVE-2020-5529
Published: February 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25096
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5529
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: HtmlUnit
Affected software:
HtmlUnit
HtmlUnit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Rhino engine. When embedded in Android application, Android-specific initialization of Rhino engine is done in an improper way, hence a remote attacker can use a malicious JavaScript code and execute arbitrary Java code on the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5529
Install updates from vendor's website.