CVE-2022-1562 Enable SVG < 1.4.0 - Author+ Stored Cross Site Scripting via SVG
Attackers with Author privileges can upload malicious SVG files to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1562?
CVE-2022-1562 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Enable SVG, published on 30 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Enable SVG WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1562?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Room 34 Creative Services Enable Svg.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-1562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x799-g23g-gg7p.