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Vulnerability details: VCID-undw-s8qz-dke8
Vulnerability ID VCID-undw-s8qz-dke8
Aliases CVE-2017-5662
GHSA-qwgx-59jw-qfg9
Summary XXE vulnerability 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5662.json
epss 0.01431 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5662
epss 0.01431 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5662
cvssv2 3.6 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwgx-59jw-qfg9
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5662
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5662
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
generic_textual HIGH https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97948
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97948
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
Reference id Reference type URL
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://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5662.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5662
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5662
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8013
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/apache/batik/commit/6ab669f073c23a443d78a7a08aea2fd4de10da8c
https://github.com/apache/batik/commit/998cabf7af08852e8305f60b5e4c0b6721c47667
https://vuldb.com/?id.99937
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
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/97948
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
1443592 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443592
860566 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860566
CVE-2017-5662 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-5662
CVE-2017-5662 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5662
GHSA-qwgx-59jw-qfg9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwgx-59jw-qfg9
USN-3280-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3280-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5662.json
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Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5662
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97948
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038334
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.81001
EPSS Score 0.01431
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:36:51.354982+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.xmlgraphics/batik-rasterizer/CVE-2017-5662.yml 38.6.0