CVE-2022-29546
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (16)
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- Maven net.sourceforge.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit< 2.61.0osvUSpkg:maven/net.sourceforge.htmlunit/neko-htmlunit
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1807Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2674Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0671Atlassian Jira Software: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung und DoSDeutsch2024-03-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in der Atlassian Jira Software ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-6jmm-mp6w-4rrgOutOfMemory Exception by specifically crafted processing instruction in NekoHtml Parser2022-04-26ghsa · osvUS
### Impact NekoHtml Parser suffers from a denial of service vulnerability on versions 2.60.0 and below. A specifically crafted input regarding the parsing of processing instructions leads to heap memory consumption. Please update to version 2.61.0. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit-neko](https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit-neko) * Email us at [rbri at rbri.de]
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-29546/cnnvd
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit-neko/security/advisories/GHSA-6jmm-mp6w-4rrgcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29546cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/HtmlUnit-NekoHtml-Parser-memory-leak-via-Processing-Instruction-43823cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.7425cnnvd
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit-neko/security/advisories/GHSA-6jmm-mp6w-4rrgenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit-neko/security/advisories/GHSA-6jmm-mp6w-4rrgThird Party Advisorynvd
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