#VU68826 Code Injection in Batik XML - CVE-2022-41704
Published: October 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68826
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41704
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Batik XML
Batik XML
Software vendor:
Apache Xmlgraphics
Apache Xmlgraphics
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure processing links to .jar files inside .svg images. A remote attacker can upload a malicious .svg image that contains links to .jar files and execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Code injection example:
<script type="application/java-archive" xlink:href="file.jar"/>
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.