CVE-2026-33418
March 24, 2026
DiceBear is an avatar library for designers and developers. Prior to version 9.4.2, the "ensureSize()" function in "@dicebear/converter" used a regex-based approach to rewrite SVG "width"/"height" attributes, capping them at 2048px to prevent denial of service. This size capping could be bypassed by crafting SVG input that causes the regex to match a non-functional occurrence of "<svg" before the actual SVG root element. When the SVG is subsequently rendered via "@resvg/resvg-js" on the Node.js code path, it renders at the attacker-specified dimensions, potentially causing out-of-memory crashes. In version 9.4.2, the regex-based approach has been replaced with XML-aware processing using "fast-xml-parser" to correctly identify and modify the SVG root element's attributes. Additionally, a "fitTo" constraint has been added to the "renderAsync" call as defense-in-depth, ensuring the rendered output is always bounded regardless of SVG content.
Affected Packages
@dicebear/converter (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0-alpha.20 <9.4.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.4.2Related ResourcesĀ (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Regular Expression
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04