UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49093

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49093

    Published: 4 Dec 2023Last Modified: 8 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-49093
    Aliases:
    USN-8220-1

    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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49093, https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/security/advisories/GHSA-37vq-hr2f-g7h7, https://www.htmlunit.org/changes-report.html#a3.9.0, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49093, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8220-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: htmlunit

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8-1ubuntu2.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.8-1ubuntu2
    2.8-1ubuntu2.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High