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Medium, CVSS 6.1

Inline SVG vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

CVE-2020-36644GHSA-p33q-4h4m-j994

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (inline_svg 1.7.2), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
6.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2020-36644: 0.71% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 53.44 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A vulnerability has been found in jamesmartin Inline SVG up to 1.7.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file lib/inlinesvg/actionview/helpers.rb of the component URL Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.7.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is f5363b351508486021f99e083c92068cf2943621. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217597 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-p33q-4h4m-j994

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2020-36644

Advisory: Inline SVG vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
IDs: CVE-2020-36644, GHSA-p33q-4h4m-j994
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2020-36644 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: inline_svg 1.7.2. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems inline_svg: affected < 1.7.2; fixed in 1.7.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems inline_svg: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on inline_svg.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p33q-4h4m-j994 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-p33q-4h4m-j994 lists affected ranges: RubyGems inline_svg >=0 <1.7.2)

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