Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Apache Batik - CVE-2022-40146
Published: September 22, 2022 / Updated: November 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67585
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40146
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Batik
Apache Batik
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of URLs in jar files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40146
Install updates from vendor's website.