TI-2022-03691 Aliases CVE-2022-4022 GHSA-mwcq-5rpw-7p42

Cross-site scripting in benbodhi SVG Support

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2022-11-16 · Updated 2025-02-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The SVG Support plugin for WordPress defaults to insecure settings in version 2.5 and 2.5.1. SVG files containing malicious javascript are not sanitized. While version 2.5 adds the ability to sanitize image as they are uploaded, the plugin defaults to disable sanitization and does not restrict SVG upload to only administrators. This allows authenticated attackers, with author-level privileges and higher, to upload malicious SVG files that can be embedded in posts and pages by higher privileged users. Additionally, the embedded JavaScript is also triggered on visiting the image URL, which allows an attacker to execute malicious code in browsers visiting that URL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00465 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
benbodhi	SVG Support	2.5; 2.5.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

SVG Support Vendorbenbodhi Affected 2.5; 2.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:benbodhi:svg_support::::::wordpress::*	2.5.0 to before 2.5.2	Vulnerable	benbodhi

cpe:2.3:a:benbodhi:svg_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·benbodhi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4022
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwcq-5rpw-7p42

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2776612%40svg-support%2Ftrunk&old=2672900%40svg-support%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4022

TI-2022-01621 SVG Support < 2.5 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-09478 SVG Support <= 2.5.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2021-06968 SVG Support < 2.3.20 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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