CVE-2025-9163 Houzez <= 4.1.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads in the Houzez WordPress theme, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9163?
CVE-2025-9163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in favethemes Houzez, published on 26 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Houzez theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the houzez_property_img_upload() and houzez_property_attachment_upload() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2025-9163?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9163 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-2025-9163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fg5-7pq6-7pr6.