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CVE-2017-5617
The SVG Salamander (aka svgSalamander) library, when used in a web application, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request…
High7.4EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavencom.kitfox.svg:svg-salamanderGHSA-h3wv-47xm-4mg6 (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- [oss-security] 20170129 Re: SSRF issue in the svgsalamander library (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 95871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170127 SSRF issue in the svgsalamander library (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/blackears/svgSalamander/issues/11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-3cbce64a64 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-735d3953e8 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h3wv-47xm-4mg6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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