CVE-2024-12163 GoodLayers Core < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via SVG Upload
Subscribers can upload malicious SVGs to execute scripts in other users' browsers, requiring an upgrade to GoodLayers Core.
- 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-2024-12163?
CVE-2024-12163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown goodlayers-core, published on 30 Jan 2025. 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 goodlayers-core WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 allows users with a subscriber role and above to upload SVGs containing malicious payloads.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goodlayers Goodlayers Core.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12163 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-2024-12163 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12163 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown goodlayers-core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65f9-48qm-g2v2.