CVE-2023-5458 (GCVE-0-2023-5458)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-31 13:54 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:59
VLAI
Title
CITS Support svg, webp Media and TTF,OTF File Upload < 3.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG
Summary
The CITS Support svg, webp Media and TTF,OTF File Upload WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47d15f1c-b9ca-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Credits
Bob Matyas WPScan
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