CVE-2024-9442 F4 Improvements <= 1.9.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads in the F4 Improvements WordPress plugin, affecting users who view the files.
- 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-2024-9442?
CVE-2024-9442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in faktorvier F4 Improvements, published on 21 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The F4 Improvements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0 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-2024-9442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F4dev F4 Improvements.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9442 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-2024-9442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f9x-w532-m554.