CVE-2023-2798

Denial of service in HtmlUnit

Description

Those using HtmlUnit to browse untrusted webpages may be vulnerable to Denial of service attacks (DoS). If HtmlUnit is running on user supplied web pages, an attacker may supply content that causes HtmlUnit to crash by a stack overflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.This issue affects htmlunit before 2.70.0.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/940dc7fd patch
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=54613 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2798?
CVE-2023-2798 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2798?
To fix CVE-2023-2798, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2798 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-2798 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2798?
CVE-2023-2798 affects .
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