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TI-2023-20000 Aliases CVE-2023-38633GHSA-jf6v-gw88-w63q

A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg before 2.56.3 could be used…

Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02325 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librsvg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.42.3 to before 2.46.6; 2.48.0 to before 2.48.11; 2.50.0 to before 2.50.8; 2.52.0 to before 2.52.10; 2.54.0 to before 2.54.6; 2.55.0 to before 2.55.3; 2.56.0 to before 2.56.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librsvg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.42.3 to before 2.46.6; 2.48.0 to before 2.48.11; 2.50.0 to before 2.50.8; 2.52.0 to before 2.52.10; 2.54.0 to before 2.54.6; 2.55.0 to before 2.55.3; 2.56.0 to before 2.56.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:5081 Released 2023-09-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    librsvg2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) librsvg2-2.50.7-1.el9_2.1, librsvg2-devel-2.50.7-1.el9_2.1, librsvg2-tools-2.50.7-1.el9_2.1
  • RHSA-2023:4809 Released 2023-08-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    librsvg2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) librsvg2-2.50.7-1.el9_0.1, librsvg2-devel-2.50.7-1.el9_0.1, librsvg2-tools-2.50.7-1.el9_0.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:5081
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:4809

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38633
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf6v-gw88-w63q

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 2

Sources

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