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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Apache Batik vulnerabilities (USN-6117-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176489

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6117-1 advisory.

 - 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. (CVE-2019-17566)

 - Apache Batik 1.13 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the NodePickerPanel. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the underlying server to make arbitrary GET requests. (CVE-2020-11987)

 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to load a url thru the jar protocol. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik 1.14. (CVE-2022-38398)

 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to fetch external resources. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik 1.14. (CVE-2022-38648)

 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to access files using a Jar url. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik 1.14. (CVE-2022-40146)

 - A vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to run untrusted Java code from an SVG.
 This issue affects Apache XML Graphics prior to 1.16. It is recommended to update to version 1.16.
 (CVE-2022-41704)

 - A vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to run Java code from untrusted SVG via JavaScript. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics prior to 1.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.16. (CVE-2022-42890)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libbatik-java package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6117-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176489

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6117-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/30/2023

Updated: 10/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11987

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbatik-java

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648, CVE-2022-40146, CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890

USN: 6117-1