CVE-2024-9426 Aqua SVG Sprite <= 3.0.14 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9426?
CVE-2024-9426 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in thinkaquamarine Aqua SVG Sprite, published on 13 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Aqua SVG Sprite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9426?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9426 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-2024-9426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frq4-h6x8-5g65.