Apache Batik up to 1.16 server-side request forgery

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apache Batik up to 1.16. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-44729. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Batik up to 1.16. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache XML Graphics Batik.This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik: 1.16. On version 1.16, a malicious SVG could trigger loading external resources by default, causing resource consumption or in some cases even information disclosure. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.17 or later.

The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2023. The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-44729 since 11/04/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233387 (Amazon Linux 2 : batik (ALAS-2025-2801)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.17 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at svn.apache.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233387). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Batik

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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