CVE-2012-5656
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files...
CVE-2012-5656 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Inkscape, published January 18, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in inkscape 0.48.3.1-1.2.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5656- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5656- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5540 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5540- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r89j-vhg3-xw33
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r89j-vhg3-xw33- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5656- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5656
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5656- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html
bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1
launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4
securityfocus.com/bid/56965
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bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5656
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r89j-vhg3-xw33
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5656