{"id":"CVE-2023-37481","aliases":["GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5","PYSEC-2026-1332"],"title":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads","severity":"low","cvss":2.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","vendor":"ethyca-fides","product":"ethyca-fides","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["ethyca-fides >= 2.11.0, < 2.16.0"],"patched":["ethyca-fides 2.16.0"],"published":"2023-07-18","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:42.521456118Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37481"},{"url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d"},{"url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides"},{"url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00704,"epssPercentile":0.51489,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:44.955Z","slug":"CVE-2023-37481","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nThe Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to upload zip files containing malicious SVG bombs (similar to a billion laughs attack), causing resource exhaustion in Admin UI browser tabs and creating a persistent denial of service of the 'new connector' page (`datastore-connection/new`).\n\nThis vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role.\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `ethyca-fides >= 2.11.0, < 2.16.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `ethyca-fides 2.16.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":15,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":14.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}