The svg_optimizer gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby performs entity expansion on untrusted documents.
Priority LOW 27CWE-776Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The svg_optimizer gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby performs entity expansion on untrusted documents.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed svg_optimizer (fnando): 0.3.0svg_optimizer (RubyGems): 0.3.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fnando | svg_optimizer | before 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | svg_optimizer (RubyGems) | 0.2.6 to before 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-6hvg-62q8-95v7 |
- svg_optimizer Vendorfnando Affected before 0.3.0 Fixed in 0.3.0 Patch available CNA
- svg_optimizer (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.2.6 to before 0.3.0 Fixed in 0.3.0 Patch available GHSA-6hvg-62q8-95v7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA svg_optimizer (fnando) Fixed in 0.3.0
- Fix · GHSA-6hvg-62q8-95v7 svg_optimizer (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hvg-62q8-95v7
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/fnando/svg_optimizer/pull/17
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/pull/713
- https://github.com/fnando/svg_optimizer/commit/8244ff25b51a16892496e9d9f7191dba393f7af0
- https://github.com/fnando/svg_optimizer/commit/b1b5013db297494daba5676b9fa4423ffc5e96fa
- https://github.com/fnando/svg_optimizer
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/svg_optimizer/CVE-2023-46035.yml
Sources
- CVE-2023-46035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hvg-62q8-95v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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