PT-2022-14088 · WordPress · Svg Support

Chafik Amraoui · Published 2022-09-26 · Updated 2023-05-26 · CVE-2022-1755

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SVG Support WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.5

Description The issue arises from the improper handling of SVG files added via a URL, potentially allowing users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5, update to version 2.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability to add SVG files via URL to higher-privileged users until the update can be applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1755

Affected Products

Svg Support

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62b2548e-6b59-48b8-b1c2-9bd47e634982 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1755 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1755 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36926 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50467 · Telegram Post