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.

This flaw does not affect xmlgraphics-commons as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. It is out of support scope for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. To learn more about support scope for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, please see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ .

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.