Apache XmlGraphics Commons 2.4 and earlier is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the XMPParser. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the underlying server to make arbitrary GET requests. Users should upgrade to 2.6 or later.
CVE-2020-11988
This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 37% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.2
- EG Score
- 8.2(medium)
- EPSS
- 93.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 24, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2877ae10e8be56a3c52d03e373512ddd32f16b863f24c2e22f5a5ba2%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r588d05a0790b40a0eb81088252e1e8c1efb99706631421f17038eb05%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8f4d6ae402ec020ee3e8c28632c91be131c4d8b4c9c6756a179b12b%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22HESSYU7T4D6GGENUVEX3X3H6FGBECH/
- security@apachehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JP4XA56DA3BFNRBBLBXM6ZAI5RUVFA33/
- security@apachehttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- security@apachehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- security@apachehttps://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2877ae10e8be56a3c52d03e373512ddd32f16b863f24c2e22f5a5ba2%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r588d05a0790b40a0eb81088252e1e8c1efb99706631421f17038eb05%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8f4d6ae402ec020ee3e8c28632c91be131c4d8b4c9c6756a179b12b%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22HESSYU7T4D6GGENUVEX3X3H6FGBECH/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JP4XA56DA3BFNRBBLBXM6ZAI5RUVFA33/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-11988(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | xmlgraphics-commons | 2021-12-14 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
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Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons | 1.1 ... 2.4 (12 versions) | 2.6 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
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Additional Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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