CVE-2016-3718

ImageMagick: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

As of , CVE-2016-3718 in ImageMagick is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.77Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
1 Exploit-DB entry
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows attackers to perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) via a crafted image.

CISA's description

The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.

The CVE record's description, from redhat

CVE published
5 May 2016
Assigned by
redhat
CVSS
5.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 39767).
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  4. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

ImageMagick: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2016-3714Improper Input ValidationImageMagick ImageMagickPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.97; verified Exploit-DB entry0.97
CVE-2016-3715Arbitrary File DeletionImageMagick ImageMagickPatch this weekEPSS 0.750.75

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