CVE-2023-37481 json
Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads
published 2023-07-18 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5 , PYSEC-2026-1332 , EUVD-2023-1942
- cvss
- 2.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing data privacy requests and privacy regulations. The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to upload zip files containing malicious SVG bombs (similar to a billion laughs attack), causing resource exhaustion in Admin UI browser tabs and creating a persistent denial of service of the 'new connector' page (`datastore-connection/new`). This vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role. The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading.
Patch / fix
- pypi ethyca-fides 2.16.0
- ethyca fides 2.16.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | ethyca-fides | >=2.11.0, <2.16.0 |
2.16.0 |
Affected products
- ethyca fides
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
github.com
/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d
web, patch
-
github.com
/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37481
advisory
-
github.com
/ethyca/fides
package
-
github.com
/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0
web
-
pypi.org
/project/ethyca-fides
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-37481
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5
- NVD CVE-2023-37481
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1332
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