CVE-2024-6849CWE-79

Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

Medium · published September 7, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00301 · 21.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2024-09-07T08:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 SEP 08:37Z
    Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
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