VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5656

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-01-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references