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CVE-2012-5656

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5656 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in Inkscape versions prior to 0.48.4, allowing a local attacker to read arbitrary files through a crafted SVG file. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this low-complexity attack requires local access and user interaction is not explicitly stated as required, but typical for XXE. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.48.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: inkscape

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-5656Low

inkscape: XXE via SVG rasterization

Dec 17, 2012

References

bazaar.launchpad.net / ~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html
Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html
Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html
Mailing List
bugs.launchpad.net / inkscape/+bug/1025185
ExploitIssue Tracking
launchpad.net / inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4
Product
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3
ExploitMailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/56965
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1712-1
Third Party Advisory