{"cve":"CVE-2023-37480","nvd":{"published":"2023-07-18T19:15:09.840","modified":"2026-06-17T06:08:18.257","status":"Modified","description":"Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing data privacy requests and privacy regulations. The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit a weakness in the connector template upload feature to upload a malicious zip bomb file, resulting in resource exhaustion and service unavailability for all users of the Fides webserver. This vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role. The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading. If an attack occurs, the impact can be mitigated by manually or automatically restarting the affected container.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/5aea738463960d81821c11ae7ade1d627a46bf32","https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6","https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/5aea738463960d81821c11ae7ade1d627a46bf32","https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6"],"products":["ethyca:fides"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-37480","score":0.00685,"percentile":0.52622,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:42.613453891Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ethyca-fides","purl":"pkg:pypi/ethyca-fides","ranges":[">=2.11.0 <2.16.0"],"fixed":["2.16.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1342","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-1342","summary":"Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads","modified":"2026-07-07T17:46:40.580046507Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ethyca-fides","purl":"pkg:pypi/ethyca-fides","ranges":[">=2.11.0 <2.16.0"],"fixed":["2.16.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}