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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.756 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.767 · newest: 0.756 · change: -0.011
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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.7, 7.2, 7.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems — versions 6.0_s390x, 7.0_s390x
- Red Hat 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
- git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
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.