CVE-2017-5617: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

October 19, 2018 (updated September 13, 2021)

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

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h3wv-47xm-4mg6
github.com/blackears/svgSalamander/issues/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5617

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