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CVE-2020-11987: Apache Batik 1.13 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the NodePickerPanel.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 13.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: batik (Debian:10) 1.10-2+deb10u3; batik (Debian:11) 1.12-4+deb11u3; batik (Debian:12) 1.14-1.
  • Mentioned 2 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to batik (Debian:10) 1.10-2+deb10u3; batik (Debian:11) 1.12-4+deb11u3; batik (Debian:12) 1.14-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Apache Batik 1.13 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the NodePickerPanel. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the underlying server to make arbitrary GET requests.

HighCVSS 8.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 24, 2021
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
EPSS
13.6% · 96th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 13.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
apachebatik
fedoraprojectfedora
oracleagile engineering data management
oraclebanking apis
oraclebanking digital experience
oraclecommunications application session controller
oraclecommunications metasolv solution
oraclecommunications offline mediation controller
oracleenterprise repository
oracleflexcube universal banking
oraclefusion middleware mapviewer
oracleinstantis enterprisetrack

and 10 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache batikup to 1.13 inclusive
  • debian debian linux10.0
  • fedoraproject fedora33
  • fedoraproject fedora34
  • oracle agile engineering data management6.2.1.0
  • oracle banking apis18.3
  • oracle banking apis19.1
  • oracle banking apis19.2
  • oracle banking apis20.1
  • oracle banking apis21.1
  • oracle banking digital experience18.3
  • oracle banking digital experience19.1
  • oracle banking digital experience19.2
  • oracle banking digital experience20.1
  • oracle banking digital experience21.1
  • oracle communications application session controller3.9m0p3
  • oracle communications metasolv solution6.3.0
  • oracle communications metasolv solution6.3.1
  • oracle communications offline mediation controller12.0.0.3.0
  • oracle enterprise repository11.1.1.7.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Apache Batik

    • Apache Batik 1.13affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10batikbefore 1.10-2+deb10u31.10-2+deb10u3
Debian:11batikbefore 1.12-4+deb11u31.12-4+deb11u3
Debian:12batikbefore 1.14-11.14-1
Mavenorg.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svgbrowserbefore 1.141.14
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5xmlgraphics-batikbefore 1.17-2.7.11.17-2.7.1

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-8013In Apache Batik 1.x before 1.10, when deserializing subclass of `AbstractDocument`, the class takes a string from the inputStream as the cla
    45Plan
  • CVE-2019-17566Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the "xlink:href" attributes.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2022-40146Jar url should be blocked by DefaultScriptSecurity
    32Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-0250Mar 24, 2015 · XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SVG to (1) PNG and (2) JPG conversion classes in Apache Batik 1.x before 1.8 allows remote at
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-5662Apr 18, 2017 · 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 malicio
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-38398Sep 22, 2022 · Server-Side Request Forgery Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:batik1.14-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svgbrowser1.14Package registry (OSV)
suse:xmlgraphics-batik1.17-2.7.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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