PYSEC-2026-1332
Fides Webserver Vulnerable to SVG Bomb File Uploads
Quick fix
PYSEC-2026-1332 — ethyca-fides: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'ethyca-fides>=2.16.0'Details
### Impact The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to upload zip files containing malicious SVG bombs (similar to a billion laughs attack), causing resource exhaustion in Admin UI browser tabs and creating a persistent denial of service of the 'new connector' page (`datastore-connection/new`).
This vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role.
### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat.
### Workarounds There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading.
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Affected packages
2.11.0Fixed in: 2.16.0pip install --upgrade 'ethyca-fides>=2.16.0'References
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37481[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/8beaace082b325e693dc7682029a3cb7e6c2b69d[WEB]
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0[WEB]
- https://pypi.org/project/ethyca-fides[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rw2-wfc8-wmj5[ADVISORY]