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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Apache Batik vulnerabilities (USN-6117-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176489

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6117-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross site request forgery attack. (CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648)

 It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled Jar URLs in some situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the server. (CVE-2022-40146)

 It was discovered that Apache Batik allowed running untrusted Java code from an SVG. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libbatik-java package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6117-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176489

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6117-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/30/2023

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11987

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbatik-java

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648, CVE-2022-40146, CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890

USN: 6117-1