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CVE-2022-2299 (GCVE-0-2022-2299)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-25 12:48 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
VLAI
Title
Allow SVG Files <= 1.1 - Author+ Stored Cross Site Scripting via SVG
Summary
The Allow SVG Files WordPress plugin through 1.1 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
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Allow svg files Affected: 1.1 , ≤ 1.1 (custom)
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Credits
Luan Pedersini
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