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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17566

high Nessus Plugin ID 222773

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-17566

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 222773

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2019_17566.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 2/28/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17566

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-rasterizer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-slideshow, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-svgpp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-slideshow, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-squiggle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-demo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-ttf2svg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-rasterizer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-svgpp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:batik-ttf2svg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:batik-squiggle

Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17566