[CVE-2022-38398] Apache Batik information disclosure vulnerability

"Simon Steiner" <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:51:04 +0100

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CVE-2022-38398:
        Apache Batik information disclosure vulnerability

Severity:
        Medium

Vendor:
        The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected:
        Batik 1.0 - 1.14

Description:
        DefaultExternalResourceSecurity should block urls loaded thru the
jar protocol

Mitigation:
        Users should upgrade to Batik 1.15+

Credit:
        This issue was independently reported by Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of
Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

References:
        http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
        https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BATIK-1331

The Apache XML Graphics team.