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WP SVG Images vulnerabilities
WP SVG Images has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 21 Jun 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Latest version
- 4.5
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 21 Jun 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-5945 | Medium 6.4 | Before 4.3 | Fixed in 4.3 | 21 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24386 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.4 | Fixed in 3.4 | 6 Jul 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-5945, 21 Jun 2024
- The WP SVG Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘type’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, who have permissions to upload sanitized files, to bypass SVG sanitization and inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. A bypass to the patch in version 4.3 was discovered and fixed completely in version 4.4. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24386, 6 Jul 2021
- The WP SVG images WordPress plugin before 3.4 did not sanitise the SVG files uploaded, which could allow low privilege users such as author+ to upload a malicious SVG and then perform XSS attacks by inducing another user to access the file directly. In v3.4, the plugin restricted such upload to editors and admin, with an option to also allow author to do so. The description of the plugin has also been updated with a security warning as upload of such content is intended. CVE record
What to do if you run WP SVG Images
If you run WP SVG Images, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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