TI-2024-08761 Aliases CVE-2024-9442 GHSA-8f9x-w532-m554

F4 Improvements <= 1.9.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2024-11-21 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 F4 Improvements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00413 35th 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
FAKTOR VIER	F4 Improvements	up to 1.9.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

F4 Improvements VendorFAKTOR VIER Affected up to 1.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f4dev:f4_improvements::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.9.0	Vulnerable	F4dev

cpe:2.3:a:f4dev:f4_improvements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·F4dev

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9442
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f9x-w532-m554

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b97a555a-1eeb-4fc4-9338-bad8b9a0585d?source=cve

Other 1

https://wordpress.org/plugins/element-ready-lite/#developers

TI-2025-16385 WordPress F4 Post Tree Plugin <= 1.1.18 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2024-21028 WordPress F4 Improvements plugin <= 1.8.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2025-36285 WordPress F4 Media Taxonomies Plugin <= 1.1.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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