USN-8220-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8220-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8220-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8220-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2026-05-05T21:05:21Z
Modified
2026-06-25T13:32:31.970017560Z
Summary
htmlunit vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that HtmlUnit was vulnerable to remote code execution via XSLT when browsing an attacker-controlled webpage. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using HtmlUnit.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / htmlunit

Package

Name
htmlunit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/htmlunit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8-1ubuntu2.1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.8-1ubuntu2
2.8-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtmlunit-java",
            "binary_version": "2.8-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-49093",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8220-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / htmlunit

Package

Name
htmlunit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/htmlunit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8-3ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.8-2ubuntu1
2.8-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtmlunit-java",
            "binary_version": "2.8-3ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-49093",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8220-1.json"