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CVE-2020-10799: SVGlib Vulnerable to XXE Attacks

May 6, 2021 (updated October 28, 2024)

The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3vcg-8p79-jpcv
  • github.com/deeplook/svglib
  • github.com/deeplook/svglib/commit/35686a130ed260c71a382a8f83d41fd31a46704d
  • github.com/deeplook/svglib/issues/229
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/svglib/PYSEC-2020-111.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10799

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.9.4

Fixed versions

  • 0.9.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.4 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Source file

pypi/svglib/CVE-2020-10799.yml

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