{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1332","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads","details":"### Impact\nThe 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`).\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.","aliases":["CVE-2023-37481","GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5"],"modified":"2026-07-07T17:46:45.379976085Z","published":"2026-07-07T11:45:21.238201Z","references":[{"type":"WEB","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":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/ethyca-fides"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5"}],"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/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ethyca-fides/PYSEC-2026-1332.yaml"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"}]}