Enable SVG Uploads: Cross-site scripting
Enable SVG Uploads is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Enable SVG Uploads
- Plugin slug
enable-svg-uploads- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 10, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 10, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Enable SVG Uploads to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Enable SVG Uploads WordPress plugin through 2.1.5 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N