PT-2024-17661 · WordPress · Svg Shortcode

Pierre Rudloff · Published 2024-12-13 · Updated 2024-12-13 · CVE-2024-12574

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 Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.1

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Recommendations For SVG Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.1, update to a version later than 1.0.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling SVG file uploads until a patch is available. Restrict access to the SVG Shortcode plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12574

Affected Products

Svg Shortcode

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12574 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/104133 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1867537625541689778 · Twitter Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/svg-shortcode/#developers · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1867498156931289320 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12823 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b378256-2d9b-4aad-abfe-fecfc76f0bb4?source=cve · Note