CVE-2025-4970 BSK PDF Manager <= 3.7.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Administrators can inject scripts via SVG uploads in specific WordPress configurations, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4970?
CVE-2025-4970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in bannersky BSK PDF Manager, published on 12 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BSK PDF Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4970?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4970 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-2025-4970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h49r-758p-2r2p.