CVE-2024-9238 AVIF & SVG Uploader <= 1.1.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Uplaod
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-2024-9238?
CVE-2024-9238 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown AVIF Uploader, published on 15 May 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 AVIF Uploader WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 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-2024-9238?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Grandplugins Avif Uploader.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9238 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-2024-9238 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9238 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pq2-p2r6-3h8r.