---
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: 0.51918
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:44.955Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
The 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`).

This 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.

### Patches
The 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.

### Workarounds
There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading.

## Affected packages

- `ethyca-fides >= 2.11.0, < 2.16.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `ethyca-fides 2.16.0`