# CVE-2026-19615: Admin and Site Enhancements < 9.0.1 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Upload over XML-RPC

> Stored XSS in Admin and Site Enhancements plugin allows attackers to execute JavaScript via malicious SVG uploads, impacting site visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gcv6-q8hx-r7hf

## What is CVE-2026-19615?

CVE-2026-19615 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), published on 20 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 9.0.1 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files on every route it accepts them through, allowing users with a role the site owner granted upload access to store a file containing JavaScript which then executes in the browser of anyone who opens it.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19615?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19615 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), published on 20 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19615/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.