CVE-2020-17534
High
Description
There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in `webkit` subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has recently been disclosed in other Java projects and the fix in HTML/Java API version 1.7.1 follows theirs: To avoid local privilege escalation version 1.7.1 creates the temporary directory atomically without dealing with the temporary file: https://github.com/apache/netbeans-html4j/commit/fa70e507e5555e1adb4f6518479fc408a7abd0e6
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Apache Html\/java Api
PublishedJan 11, 2021
First seenJan 11, 2021
How to fix
Update
- org.netbeans.html:pom1.7.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache html\/java_api | 1.7 | — |
| org.netbeans.html:pomMaven | v < 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 |
Check your version
Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.
In the Intelligence 360 plan
Attack Surface Management
See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.