Code Injection in HtmlUnit - CVE-2023-26119

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Code Injection in HtmlUnit - CVE-2023-26119

Published: June 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77779
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26119
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing XSTL code. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

HtmlUnit
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
Oracle WebLogic Server
IBM Security Verify Governance

How to mitigate CVE-2023-26119

Install updates from vendor's website.

HtmlUnit - update to 3.0.0
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.1.0.5

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