Vulnerability · Published Apr 25, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29546
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the net.sourceforge.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
HtmlUnit NekoHtml Parser before 2.61.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. Crafted input associated with the parsing of Processing Instruction (PI) data leads to heap memory consumption. This is similar to CVE-2022-28366 but affects a much later version of the product.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | net.sourceforge.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit | 2.61.0 | GHSA-6jmm-mp6w-4rrg |