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CVE-2023-38633

librsvg: Arbitrary file read when xinclude href has special characters

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg before 2.56.3 could be used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element.

A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in the URL decoder of Librsvg. This issue occurs when xinclude href has special characters; demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element, which can allow an attacker to send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system, affecting the data confidentiality.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.42.3 < 2.46.6
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.48.0 < 2.48.11
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.50.0 < 2.50.8
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.52.0 < 2.52.10
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.54.0 < 2.54.6
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.55.0 < 2.55.3
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Affected
Gnome
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Librsvg
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>= 2.56.0 < 2.56.3
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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37
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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38
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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12.0
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Affected