CVE-2023-49093
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Dec 4, 2023
Updated: Dec 11, 2023
CWE ID 94
Summary
CVE-2023-49093 refers to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting HtmlUnit, a GUI-less browser for Java applications. Hackers can exploit this issue by crafting malicious XSL Transformations (XSTL) on their webpages, which, when visited by the vulnerable HtmlUnit instance, results in the execution of arbitrary code. Organizations utilizing HtmlUnit are advised to update to version 3.9.0 to mitigate this risk.
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Affected Products
- HtmlUnit
Affected Vendors
- HTML Unit
Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations
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