---
id: CVE-2023-46035
title: >-
  The svg_optimizer gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby performs entity expansion on
  untrusted documents.
summary: >-
  The svg_optimizer gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby performs entity expansion on
  untrusted documents.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-776
vendor: fnando
product: svg_optimizer
affected:
  - svg_optimizer < 0.3.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:03.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46035'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/fnando/svg_optimizer/pull/17'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/pull/713'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00363
epssPercentile: 0.30206
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T16:25:11.500718Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.465Z'
---

## Overview

The svg_optimizer gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby performs entity expansion on untrusted documents.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.