Security advisory

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  "id": "103583f86b5d27c00572e34f550aad19c267994c3f6fd1a7221e5e7a14b07ba3",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5529",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-5529",
    "summary": "HtmlUnit prior to 2.37.0 contains code execution vulnerabilities. HtmlUnit initializes Rhino engine improperly, hence a malicious JavScript code can execute arbitrary Java code on the application. Moreover, when embedded in Android application, Android-specific initialization of Rhino engine is done in an improper way, hence a malicious JavaScript code can execute arbitrary Java code on the application.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-5529",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-5529",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-5529",
        "GHSA-5mh9-r3rr-9597"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/htmlunit/htmlunit",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "cb286216471036d314897083f5aee48039c51e50"
                }
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                    "range": [
                      {
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                      {
                        "fixed": "2.37.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
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                        "fixed": "cb286216471036d314897083f5aee48039c51e50"
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "2.37.0"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.36.0",
            "2.35.0",
            "2.34.1",
            "2.34.0",
            "2.33",
            "2.32"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-5529.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:25.163727625Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2cd7f8e61dc6b8a2d9065094cd1f46aa63ad10f237ee363e26e8563%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E",
        "https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/releases/tag/2.37.0",
        "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34535327/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00023.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4584-1/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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              "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "canonical:ubuntu_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "16.04"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "16.04"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
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            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
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                    "introduced": "9.0"
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                  {
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                  }
                ],
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              }
            ]
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        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-5529",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385329,
  "published_at": "2020-02-11T12:15:21.21+00:00"
}