CVE-2019-18855 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in WordPress sites using the Safe SVG plugin by uploading malicious SVG files with unwanted elements.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-18855?

CVE-2019-18855 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through 1.9.4 for WordPress, related to potentially unwanted elements or attributes.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18855?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 10up Safe Svg.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18855?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-18855 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4ghj-wxv6-rjq9.

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