CVE-2024-9173

Summary

CVE-2024-9173 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the GF Custom Style plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to and including 2.0, allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into SVG files. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the affected file, potentially leading to unintended actions or data exposure. The root cause is insufficient input sanitization and output escaping during SVG file uploads. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress websites running the GF Custom Style plugin and necessitates immediate updates or patches to mitigate this issue.

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