Medium severity · published Sep 22, 2022
CVE-2022-38648
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to fetch external resources
5.3
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Batik · Apache
1.14 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38648
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38648
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/gfsktxvj7jtwyovmhhbrw0bs13wfjd7b
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00021.html
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-11
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00006.html
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