{"id":"CVE-2023-37481","aliases":["GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5","PYSEC-2026-1332"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37481","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads","details":"Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing data privacy requests and privacy regulations. 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. 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. There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading.","published":"2023-07-18T18:19:15.946Z","modified":"2026-08-08T03:47:45.799278666Z","cvss":{"score":2.7,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"epss":{"score":0.00698,"percentile":0.49682,"asOf":"2026-08-08"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ethyca-fides","fixedVersion":"2.16.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d","label":"ethyca/fides@8beaace"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37481.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37481"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-08T03:47:45.799278666Z"}}