Description
The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2024-49478 | The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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. |
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History
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000
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Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:45:00 +0000
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| Description | The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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. | |
| Title | Category Icon <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-08T16:40:41.019Z
Reserved: 2024-09-16T21:29:36.032Z
Link: CVE-2024-8915
Updated: 2024-10-14T15:03:00.826Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2024-10-12T09:15:02.950
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2024-8915
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-12T22:32:02Z
Weaknesses
EUVD