# CVE-2024-4270: SVGMagic <= 1.1 - Stored XSS via SVG Upload

> An attacker with author privileges can upload malicious SVG files to execute stored XSS attacks on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m4j9-whh9-8x9g

## What is CVE-2024-4270?

CVE-2024-4270 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SVGMagic, published on 14 Jun 2024. 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 SVGMagic WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitize SVG file contents, which enables users with at least the author role to SVG with malicious JavaScript to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Andibauer Svgmagic.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4270 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4270 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4270 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SVGMagic, published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4270 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SVGMagic. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4270/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4270

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4270/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.