THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-5662
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-5662

Batik vulnerability

CVSS
7.3
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
In Apache Batik before 1.9, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses batik can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Batik
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference
Published
2017-04-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-5662

  • Confirm whether Apache Batik is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-5662.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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