Deserialization of Untrusted Data in php-svg-lib - CVE-2023-50252
Published: March 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87175
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50252
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
php-svg-lib
php-svg-lib
Software vendor:
dompdf
dompdf
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when handling `<use>` tag that references an `<image>` tag. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.