Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8013
CVE-2018-8013
Description
In Apache Batik 1.x before 1.10, when deserializing subclass of AbstractDocument, the class takes a string from the inputStream as the class name which then use it to call the no-arg constructor of the class. Fix was to check the class type before calling newInstance in deserialization.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.xmlgraphics:batikMaven | >= 1.0, < 1.10 | 1.10 |
Affected products
2- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Batikv5Range: 1.0 - 1.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104252nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040995nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-25gw-4pcc-45cfghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8013ghsaADVISORY
- usn.ubuntu.com/3661-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/apache/xmlgraphics-batik/commit/f91125b26a6ca2b7a1195f1842360bed03629839ghsaWEB
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BATIK-1222ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e90b4d1cf6ea87a79bb506541140dfbf4801f4463a7cee08126ee44%40%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e90b4d1cf6ea87a79bb506541140dfbf4801f4463a7cee08126ee44@%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc0a31867796043fbe59113fb654fe8b13309fe04f8935acb8d0fab19%40%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc0a31867796043fbe59113fb654fe8b13309fe04f8935acb8d0fab19@%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-batik-dev/201805.mbox/%3c000701d3f28f$d01860a0$704921e0$@gmail.com%3eghsaWEB
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-batik-dev/201805.mbox/%3c000701d3f28f%24d01860a0%24704921e0%24%40gmail.com%3envdWEB
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-11nvdWEB
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8013ghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/3661-1ghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlnvdWEB
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