Vulnerability · Published Nov 7, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2024-8378Safe SVG < 2.2.6 - Author+ SVG Sanitisation Bypass

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Safe SVG from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Safe SVG WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 has its sanitisation code is only running for paths that call wp_handle_upload, but not for example for code that uses wp_handle_sideload which is often used to upload attachments via raw POST data.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Safe SVG	0 – before 2.2.6

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17be4bf2-486d-43ab-b87a-2117c8d77ca8/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description