Improper Input Validation Affecting batik package, versions <1.12-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-BATIK-1166887
  • published1 Nov 2020
  • disclosed12 Nov 2020

Introduced: 1 Nov 2020

CVE-2019-17566  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 batik to version 1.12-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream batik package and not the batik package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the "xlink:href" attributes. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the underlying server to make arbitrary GET requests.

CVSS Scores

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