CVE-2021-23631
Directory Traversal
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Directory Traversal
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
- Record
CVE-2021-23631- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0637
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0637- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv7g-9g6q-cxvw
Path Traversal in convert-svg packages
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
- Record
GHSA-jv7g-9g6q-cxvw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
- Record
CVE-2021-23631- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jv7g-9g6q-cxvw
Path Traversal in convert-svg packages
This affects all versions of package convert-svg-core; all versions of package convert-svg-to-png; all versions of package convert-svg-to-jpeg. Using a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could read arbitrary files from the file system and then show the file content as a converted PNG file.
- Record
GHSA-jv7g-9g6q-cxvw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
convert-svg-corenpm |
through 0.5.0 | None known |
convert-svg-to-pngnpm |
through 0.5.0 | None known |
convert-svg-to-jpegnpm |
through 0.5.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-23631 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Convert-svg-core Project Convert-svg-core, published January 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVERTSVGCORE-1582785
gist.github.com/legndery/a248350bb25b8502a03c2f407cedeb14
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23631
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv7g-9g6q-cxvw