CVE-2023-45139 is an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the fontTools library, specifically affecting its subsetting module when parsing OT-SVG fonts. This flaw allows an attacker to read arbitrary files or initiate web requests from the host system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. The vulnerability has been patched in fontTools version 4.43.0.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.28.2, < 4.43.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fonttools:fonttools:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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