CVE-2017-5662
In Apache Batik before 1.9, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses batik can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Apache Batik before 1.9, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses batik can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.12% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- apache/batik
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS moved from 5.4% on 21 September 2026 to 4.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.