# CVE-2023-38633: Path traversal in n/a > Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in librsvg to read arbitrary files from the local filesystem via crafted SVG inputs. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 22 Jul 2023 - **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** ALSA-2023:5081, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38633, DSA-5484-1, GHSA-jf6v-gw88-w63q, JLSEC-2026-512, MGASA-2023-0259, OESA-2023-1582, RHSA-2023:4809, RHSA-2023:5081, SUSE-SU-2023:3021-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3208-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38633, USN-6266-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13500-1 ## What is CVE-2023-38633? CVE-2023-38633 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg before 2.56.3 could be used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element. Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38633? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `librsvg2` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-devel` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-tools` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2-tools-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_2.1 | | `librsvg2` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg2-debugsource` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg2-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg2-tools` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg2-tools-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream | All versions | 0:2.50.7-1.el9_0.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.2 | All versions | 2.46.7-150200.3.9.1 | | `librsvg` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | | `librsvg` | openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.52.10-150400.3.6.1 | Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Librsvg. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-38633? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2023-38633 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38633 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux - [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38633 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-38633 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38633 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38633/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38633/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38633 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38633 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38633 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38633/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.