CVE-2023-50251 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting php-svg-lib, including its use in dompdf, where an attacker can trigger infinite recursion by crafting a malicious SVG file with a specially formed 'use' tag. This can lead to denial of service through memory exhaustion, rendering the system unable to process requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cause high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dompdf:php-svg-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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