CVE-2022-38648 (GCVE-0-2022-38648)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PDFTranscoder does not block external resources
Summary
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to fetch external resources. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik 1.14.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
4 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache XML Graphics |
Affected:
Batik 1.14
|
guessed |
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