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CVE-2020-11988

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-11988 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache XmlGraphics Commons versions 2.4 and earlier, affecting products like Apache Fedora and Fedora Project. This flaw, stemming from improper input validation in the XMPParser, allows an unauthenticated attacker to force the server to make arbitrary GET requests. With a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xmlgraphics_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0665 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commonsFixed in: 2.6
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.10Fixed in: xmlgraphics-commons
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHDM 7.11.0Fixed in: xmlgraphics-commons
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHPAM 7.11.0Fixed in: xmlgraphics-commons
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: xmlgraphics-commons

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-fmj2-7wx8-qj4vhigh

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Apache XmlGraphics Commons

Feb 9, 2022
redhatCVE-2020-11988Moderate

xmlgraphics-commons: SSRF due to improper input validation by the XMPParser

Feb 24, 2021

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/r2877ae10e8be56a3c52d03e373512ddd32f16b863f24c2e22f5a5ba2%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r588d05a0790b40a0eb81088252e1e8c1efb99706631421f17038eb05%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/ra8f4d6ae402ec020ee3e8c28632c91be131c4d8b4c9c6756a179b12b%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22HESSYU7T4D6GGENUVEX3X3H6FGBECH
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JP4XA56DA3BFNRBBLBXM6ZAI5RUVFA33
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
xmlgraphics.apache.org / security.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory