Directory Traversal Affecting librsvg2-tools package, versions <0:2.50.7-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBRSVG2TOOLS-5855226
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Jul 2023

Introduced: 22 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38633  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 librsvg2-tools to version 0:2.50.7-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-295.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream librsvg2-tools package and not the librsvg2-tools package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element.

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