Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2018-17191 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 NetBeans Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) interpretation is vulnerable for remote command execution (RCE). Using the nashorn script engine the environment of the javascript execution for the Proxy Auto-Configuration leaks privileged objects, that can be used to circumvent the execution limits. If a different script engine was used, no execution limits were in place. Both vectors allow remote code execution.

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