CVE-2023-49093

2023-12-0512:40:10

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htmlunit

code injection

arbitrary execution

xslt processors

secure processing disabled

cve-2023-49093

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

71.0%

JSON

A flaw was found in HTMLUnit. Fetching external resources may be possible for XSLT processors with the Feature for Secure Processing disabled (FSP), allowing code injection and arbitrary code execution. HTMLUnit is vulnerable to this type of attack by default.