{"id":"GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads","details":"### Impact\nThe Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit a weakness in the connector template upload feature to upload a malicious zip bomb file, resulting in resource exhaustion and service unavailability for all users of the Fides webserver.\n\nThis 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.\n\n### Patches\nThe 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.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading. If an attack occurs, the impact can be mitigated by manually or automatically restarting the affected container.\n\n### References\nMore information about this type of vulnerability can be found at the following links:\n\n- https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/\n- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb-cve-2019-9674\n","aliases":["CVE-2023-37480","PYSEC-2026-1342"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:42.613453891Z","published":"2023-07-18T19:22:18Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2023-07-18T19:22:18Z","nvd_published_at":"2023-07-18T19:15:09Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-400"],"severity":"LOW"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37480"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/5aea738463960d81821c11ae7ade1d627a46bf32"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ethyca-fides","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/ethyca-fides"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.11.0"},{"fixed":"2.16.0"}]}],"versions":["2.11.0","2.12.0","2.12.1","2.13.0","2.14.0","2.14.1","2.14.2","2.15.0","2.15.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/07/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"}]}