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.

Published: 2020-11-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-17566 is rated Moderate Risk (52.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.81%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-17566

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 3.78% 0.81% -2.96%
2 2025-11-18 0.81% 3.78% +2.96%
3 2025-06-11 — 0.81% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-17566

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-17566

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-17566

GHSA-cmx4-p4v5-hmr5 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Apache Batik

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-17566

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-17566 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (batik), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17566
gentoo normal CVE-2019-17566: 1 GLSA(s) (202401-11), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/batik); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-17566
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17566
suse medium CVE-2019-17566 severity moderate: SUSE including 43 source package names (xmlgraphics-batik-1.14-2.5, xmlgraphics-batik-1.15-150200.4.4.3, …), 96 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, … (24 product lines)): Fixed 96. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17566/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-17566 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (batik), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, released 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17566

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-17566

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache batik < 1.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:batik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle api_gateway 11.1.2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:api_gateway:11.1.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence 5.5.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:5.5.0.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence 5.9.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:5.9.0.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle communications_application_session_controller 3.9m0p2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.9m0p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_metasolv_solution >= 6.3.0, <= 6.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_metasolv_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_offline_mediation_controller 12.0.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_offline_mediation_controller:12.0.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_repository 11.1.1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_repository:11.1.1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle fusion_middleware_mapviewer 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware_mapviewer:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_opera_5 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_opera_5:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_opera_5 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_opera_5:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hyperion_financial_reporting 11.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_financial_reporting:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hyperion_financial_reporting 11.2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_financial_reporting:11.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack >= 17.1, <= 17.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools < 9.2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools 9.2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 15.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_management_system_cloud_service 19.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_management_system_cloud_service:19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_point-of-service 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_point-of-service:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_returns_management 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_returns_management:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-17566

URL Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab94fe68b180d2e2fba97abf6fe1ec83cff826be25f86cd90f047171%40%3Ccommits.myfaces.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcab14a9ec91aa4c151e0729966282920423eff50a22759fd21db6509%40%3Ccommits.myfaces.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-11
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html Vendor Advisory
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