CVE DATABASE / CVE-2016-3718
CVE-2016-3718
ImageMagick Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 5.5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Redhat enterprise linux desktopRedhat enterprise linux eusRedhat enterprise linux for ibm z systemsRedhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eusRedhat enterprise linux for power big endianRedhat enterprise linux for power big endian eusRedhat enterprise linux for power little endianRedhat enterprise linux for power little endian eusRedhat enterprise linux hpc nodeRedhat enterprise linux hpc node eusRedhat enterprise linux serverRedhat enterprise linux server ausRedhat enterprise linux server from rhuiRedhat enterprise linux server supplementary eusRedhat enterprise linux server tusRedhat enterprise linux workstationImagemagick imagemagickCanonical ubuntu linuxOracle linuxOracle solaris
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References
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.