Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

2.7 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS

• CVE-2023-37480: 0.69% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 52.66 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact 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 CONNECTORTEMPLATEREGISTER scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role. Patches 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. Workarounds 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. References More information about this type of vulnerability can be found at the following links: -…

Published by the source

18 Jul 2023, 19:22 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Sep 2026, 03:49 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-37480

Advisory: Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads
IDs: CVE-2023-37480, GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-37480 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Low (CVSS 2.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: ethyca-fides 2.16.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI ethyca-fides: affected >= 2.11.0, < 2.16.0; fixed in 2.16.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show ethyca-fides`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## 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 ethyca-fides.
- 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://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6 (OSV record GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6 lists affected ranges: PyPI ethyca-fides >=2.11.0 <2.16.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6 lists affected ranges: PyPI ethyca-fides >=2.11.0 <2.16.0)

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