inkscape: XXE via SVG rasterization
Published Jan 18, 2013
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.16%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 16
- 17
- 18
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
- 12.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
inkscape
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | inkscape | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 65.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 62.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 27.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 29.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 27.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5656 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=888249 Issue Tracking
- https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5656
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5656
Change history (0)
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