HtmlUnit NekoHtml Parser before 2.61.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. Crafted input associated with the parsing of Processing Instruction (PI) data leads to heap memory consumption. This is similar to CVE-2022-28366 but affects a much later version of the product.
CVE-2022-29546 - High Severity Vulnerability
An HTML parser and tag balancer.
Library home page: http://nekohtml.sourceforge.net/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/net/sourceforge/nekohtml/nekohtml/1.9.16/nekohtml-1.9.16.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - antisamy-1.5.3.jar - :x: **nekohtml-1.9.16.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 4f8aa11da0ed37014d8a671a962840fe2230111e
Found in base branch: master
HtmlUnit NekoHtml Parser before 2.61.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. Crafted input associated with the parsing of Processing Instruction (PI) data leads to heap memory consumption. This is similar to CVE-2022-28366 but affects a much later version of the product.
Publish Date: 2022-04-25
URL: CVE-2022-29546
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Release Date: 2022-04-25
Fix Resolution: net.sourceforge.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit:2.61.0