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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-17566

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.

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CVE-2019-17566

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Nov 2020, 18:15 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2019-17566
Complete source record
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