CVE-2022-2299 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2022-07-25

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Allow svg files

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1`	affected	≤ 1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:allow_svg_files_project:allow_svg_files:1.0:::::wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:allow_svg_files_project:allow_svg_files:1.1:::::wordpress::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-34572	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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00599.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29015c35-0470-41b8-b197-c71b800ae2a9

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Allow Svg Files Project Allow Svg Files

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-07-25T12:48:09.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:32:09.608Z

Reserved: 2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2299

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-25T13:15:08.610

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:41:39.157

Link: CVE-2022-2299

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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