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CVE-2022-23638 — SVG Support [svg-support] < 2.5.9

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2022-23638 SVG Support [svg-support] < 2.5.9 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 2.5.9 2.5.9 2022-02-14

CVE-2022-23638

The SVG Support plugin versions up to 2.5.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability through its use of a vulnerable version of the svg-sanitize dependency that fails to properly sanitize SVG content. An attacker could exploit this flaw by uploading a malicious SVG image that executes when the image is embedded directly in HTML pages. The vulnerability was patched in version 2.5.9 or later.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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