WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2019-18854 Modified

Safe Svg: A security weakness

Safe Svg is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Safe Svg
Plugin slug
safe-svg
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 11, 2019
Weakness
CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

This CVE was published Nov 11, 2019 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Safe Svg 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.

Source record

Technical description

A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through 1.9.4 for WordPress, related to unlimited recursion for a '' substring.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources