CVE-2023-26119 (Critical) detected in htmlunit-2.41.0.jar

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CVE-2023-26119 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - htmlunit-2.41.0.jar

A headless browser intended for use in testing web-based applications.

Library home page: http://htmlunit.sourceforge.net

Path to dependency file: /spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /canner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/net.sourceforge.htmlunit/htmlunit/2.41.0/6fbf284f2b1bb1c0dad09b239c22383b97b8748f/htmlunit-2.41.0.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/net.sourceforge.htmlunit/htmlunit/2.41.0/6fbf284f2b1bb1c0dad09b239c22383b97b8748f/htmlunit-2.41.0.jar,/canner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/net.sourceforge.htmlunit/htmlunit/2.41.0/6fbf284f2b1bb1c0dad09b239c22383b97b8748f/htmlunit-2.41.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **htmlunit-2.41.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 275c27d9dd5c88d8db426ebfb734d89d3f8e7412

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Versions of the package net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit from 0 and before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via XSTL, when browsing the attacker’s webpage.

Publish Date: 2023-04-03

URL: CVE-2023-26119

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26119

Release Date: 2023-04-03

Fix Resolution: net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit:3.0.0

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