Inkscape up to 0.48.3.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Inkscape and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-5656. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inkscape. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5656 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74889 (openSUSE Security Update : inkscape (openSUSE-SU-2013:0294-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166666 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for inkscape (SUSE-SU-2013:0351-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.47 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80706), Tenable (74889), SecurityFocus (BID 56965†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38014†). The entry VDB-63733 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74889
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : inkscape (openSUSE-SU-2013:0294-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 864973
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for inkscape FEDORA-2012-20620
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Inkscape 0.47

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10/24/2012 🔍
12/17/2012 +54 days 🔍
12/17/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2013 +28 days 🔍
01/18/2013 +4 days 🔍
01/18/2013 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +511 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +284 days 🔍
12/21/2021 +2464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1712-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63367

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X-Force: 80706
SecurityFocus: 56965 - Inkscape XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38014 - Inkscape <0.48.4 XML Entities Parsing Error Allows Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/21/2021 17:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/23/2017 14:13 (5), 12/21/2021 17:13 (3), 12/21/2021 17:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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