ALAS-2024-2411

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-11988  

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)

ALAS-2024-2411


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2411
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-03 21:04 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-09 17:50 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

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)


Affected Packages:

xmlgraphics-commons


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
"Run yum update xmlgraphics-commons to update your system.
"

New Packages:
noarch:
    xmlgraphics-commons-1.5-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch
    xmlgraphics-commons-javadoc-1.5-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch

src:
    xmlgraphics-commons-1.5-3.amzn2.0.2.src