Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Leading to Account Takeover via SVG File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability in the file upload at bookmark + asset rendering pipeline allows an attacker to upload a malicious SVG file with JavaScript content. When an authenticated admin user views the SVG file with embedded JavaScript code of shared bookmark, JavaScript executes in the admin’s browser, retrieves the CSRF token, and sends a request to change the admin's password resulting in a full account takeover.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14202
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpg4-p69m-3fq5
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-14202 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14202 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cpg4-p69m-3fq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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