Description
svg-sanitizer is a PHP SVG/XML sanitizer. Prior to 1.0.0, Resolver::processReferences() in src/ElementReference/Resolver.php builds the SVG <use> reference graph with a case-sensitive href attribute predicate before cleanHrefAttributes() normalizes mixed-case names. An attacker can provide xlink:HrEf on nested <use> elements so the graph omits those references, after which the sanitizer converts the attribute to canonical xlink:href and returns the live nesting structure without applying the useNestingLimit protection. A consuming application that renders the sanitized SVG can therefore be exposed to the resource exhaustion that control is designed to prevent. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m9xh-6747-9r6f svg-sanitizer: Mixed-case xlink:HrEf skips the `<use>` nesting-DoS check in Resolver::processReferences
History

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Darylldoyle
Darylldoyle svg-sanitizer
Vendors & Products Darylldoyle
Darylldoyle svg-sanitizer

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description svg-sanitizer is a PHP SVG/XML sanitizer. Prior to 1.0.0, Resolver::processReferences() in src/ElementReference/Resolver.php builds the SVG <use> reference graph with a case-sensitive href attribute predicate before cleanHrefAttributes() normalizes mixed-case names. An attacker can provide xlink:HrEf on nested <use> elements so the graph omits those references, after which the sanitizer converts the attribute to canonical xlink:href and returns the live nesting structure without applying the useNestingLimit protection. A consuming application that renders the sanitized SVG can therefore be exposed to the resource exhaustion that control is designed to prevent. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0.
Title svg-sanitizer: Mixed-case xlink:HrEf skips the `<use>` nesting-DoS check in Resolver::processReferences
Weaknesses CWE-178
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Darylldoyle Svg-sanitizer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:36:27.865Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T21:07:54.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-107381

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:36:23.463Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:06.327

Modified: 2026-10-18T14:16:54.040

Link: CVE-2026-107381

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T06:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-178

    Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption