THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-17566
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-17566

Batik vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
10.7%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Batik
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2020-11-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 10.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-17566

  • Confirm whether Apache Batik is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-17566.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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