Detections
Analytics
CVE-2020-5529
high
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.
References
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html