CVE-2022-44730 Apache XML Graphics Batik: Information disclosure vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a malicious SVG to perform Server-Side Request Forgery, probing user profiles and exfiltrating data via URL parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-44730?
CVE-2022-44730 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache XML Graphics Batik.This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik: 1.16.
A malicious SVG can probe user profile / data and send it directly as parameter to a URL.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44730?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script Maven | From 1.0 | 1.17 |
org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script Maven | From 1.0 | 1.17 |
Products include Apache Xml Graphics Batik, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44730?
Upgrade org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script to 1.17 or later.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2022-44730 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44730 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1781052741, CLSA-2026-1781571266, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44730, GHSA-2474-2566-3qxp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44730.