#VU54291 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Apache XML Graphics Commons - CVE-2020-11988

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54291

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11988

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache XML Graphics Commons
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the XMPParser in Apache XmlGraphics Commons. 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache XML Graphics Commons: 2.0 - 2.4

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External links
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2877ae10e8be56a3c52d03e373512ddd32f16b863f24c2e22f5a5ba2@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r588d05a0790b40a0eb81088252e1e8c1efb99706631421f17038eb05@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8f4d6ae402ec020ee3e8c28632c91be131c4d8b4c9c6756a179b12b@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22HESSYU7T4D6GGENUVEX3X3H6FGBECH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JP4XA56DA3BFNRBBLBXM6ZAI5RUVFA33/
https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.