Path Traversal in Gnome Librsvg

CVE-2023-38633

A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg before 2.56.3 could be used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38633?
CVE-2023-38633 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Librsvg, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-38633?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38633 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.