SVG Support < 2.5 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00653 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed SVG Support (Unknown): 2.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | SVG Support | 2.5 to before 2.5 | 2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- SVG Support VendorUnknown Affected 2.5 to before 2.5 Fixed in 2.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SVG Support (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1755
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwr7-qp65-68hx
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More benbodhi Svg Support vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09478 SVG Support <= 2.5.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-03691 Cross-site scripting in benbodhi SVG Support CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2021-06968 SVG Support < 2.3.20 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-1755 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1755 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwr7-qp65-68hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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