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CVE-2017-5617

high

Description

The SVG Salamander (aka svgSalamander) library, when used in a web application, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via an xlink:href attribute in an SVG file.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-11

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPUOI6NCEB6H6YHKN7M4V3CAQD63NXAU/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3V7RIIO3HO4RNDBN2PARLIDAL3RPV2OX/

https://github.com/blackears/svgSalamander/issues/11

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95871

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/3

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3781

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-16

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01078