CVE-2019-17566 — Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper in

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 reques

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Apache Batik	Apache Batik 1.12 and older

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:40:15.834Z

09References

• xmlgraphics.apache.org — https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab94fe68b180d2e2fba97abf6fe1ec83cff826be25…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcab14a9ec91aa4c151e0729966282920423eff50a2…
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
• security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-11