SSRF in Imagemagick
CVE-2016-3718
The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.769 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.0-0, 7.0.1-0
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Oracle Solaris — versions 10, 11.3
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.7, 7.2, 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems — versions 6.0_s390x, 7.0_s390x
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus — versions 6.7_s390x, 7.2_s390x, 7.3_s390x
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3718?
- CVE-2016-3718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3718?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3718 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2016-3718 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.