CVE-2023-2529 Enable SVG Uploads <= 2.1.5 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG
Attackers with Author role 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-2023-2529?
CVE-2023-2529 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Enable SVG Uploads, published on 10 Jul 2023. 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2529?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Enable Svg Uploads Project Enable Svg Uploads.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2529?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2529 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-2023-2529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4mxm-g64v-4969.