CVE-2017-5617

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5617
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-16 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-918 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Kitfox Svg Salamander - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: SSRF issue in the svgsalamander library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: svgsalamander-1.1.2-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: svgsalamander-1.1.2-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) is possible [CVE-2017-5617] · Issue #11 · blackears/svgSalamander · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
SVG Salamander CVE-2017-5617 Server Side Request Forgery Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - SSRF issue in the svgsalamander library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SVG Salamander: Server-Side Request Forgery (GLSA 202003-11) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3781-1 svgsalamander af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: svgsalamander-1.1.2-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: svgsalamander-1.1.2-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981072 Java (maven) Security Update for com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander (GHSA-h3wv-47xm-4mg6)

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