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ImageMagick Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3718 · ImageMagick ImageMagick · Published 2016-05-05

How bad would it be?

5.5 out of 10

CVSS rates it medium.

How likely is it to be used?

76%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).

Is it already being used?

Yes

CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1641 days ago (2022-05-03).

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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

nvd.nist.gov

What the flaw is

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.

From the NVD.

Fixes and advisories

git.imagemagick.orgPatch, Vendor Advisory
www.imagemagick.orgVendor Advisory
git.imagemagick.orgPatch, Vendor Advisory
www.imagemagick.orgVendor Advisory

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Server-side request forgery

Input makes a server send a request to an unintended destination.

CWE-918 · NVD record: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0; NVD record: nvd@nist.gov

Reading and practice labs · Free account for labs. Basic HTTP knowledge; some labs use Burp Suite.

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CWE-20 · CISA KEV. We have not selected a close learning match for this label.

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