Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2023-6541Allow SVG < 1.2.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Allow SVG from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Allow SVG WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not sanitize uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Allow SVG	0 – before 1.2.0

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbe866b8-7497-4e5c-8f59-bb8edac1dc71/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description