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GHSA-54xq-cgqr-rpm3

HighCVSS 7.8 / 10
Published Nov 16, 2023·Last modified Nov 16, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Overview

sharp uses libwebp to decode WebP images and versions prior to the latest 0.32.6 are vulnerable to the high severity https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7hp-h8jx-5ppr.

Who does this affect?

Almost anyone processing untrusted input with versions of sharp prior to 0.32.6.

How to resolve this?

Using prebuilt binaries provided by sharp?

Most people rely on the prebuilt binaries provided by sharp.

Please upgrade sharp to the latest 0.32.6, which provides libwebp 1.3.2.

Using a globally-installed libvips?

Please ensure you are using the latest libwebp 1.3.2.

Possible workaround

Add the following to your code to prevent sharp from decoding WebP images.

sharp.block({ operation: ["VipsForeignLoadWebp"] });
Risk Scores
Base Score
7.8

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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