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Amazon Linux 2 : batik (ALAS-2025-2801)

high Nessus Plugin ID 233387

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of batik installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8-0.12.svn1230816. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2801 advisory.

 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache XML Graphics Batik.This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik: 1.16.

 On version 1.16, a malicious SVG could trigger loading external resources by default, causing resource consumption or in some cases even information disclosure. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.17 or later. (CVE-2022-44729)

 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. (CVE-2022-44730)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update batik' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2025-2801.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-44729.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-44730.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233387

File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2801.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/27/2025

Updated: 3/27/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-44729

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-svgpp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-squiggle, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-ttf2svg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-rasterizer, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:batik-slideshow

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-44729, CVE-2022-44730