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ubuntu-cve-2023-49093

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2023-12-04 05:15

Modified

2026-05-08 09:57

Summary

Details

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

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

8.8 (High)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      high

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49093	REPORT
	https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/security/adv…	REPORT
	https://www.htmlunit.org/changes-report.html#a3.9.0	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49093	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8220-1	ADVISORY

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CVE-2023-49093 (GCVE-0-2023-49093)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 04:47 – Updated: 2024-10-10 20:14

Title

HtmlUnit vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via XSTL

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.htmlunit.org/changes-report.html#a3.9.0	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
HtmlUnit	htmlunit	Affected: < 3.9.0

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usn-8220-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-05-05 21:05

Modified

2026-06-25 10:47

Summary

htmlunit vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that HtmlUnit was vulnerable to remote code execution via XSLT when browsing an attacker-controlled webpage. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using HtmlUnit.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8220-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49093	REPORT

JSON

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2023-49093

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2023-49093 (GCVE-0-2023-49093)

usn-8220-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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