CVE-2022-1755: SVG Support < 2.5 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The SVG Support WordPress plugin before 2.5 does not properly handle SVG added via an URL, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

benbodhi SVG Support: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: benbodhi SVG Support 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62b2548e-6b59-48b8-b1c2-9bd47e634982
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62b2548e-6b59-48b8-b1c2-9bd47e634982

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