CVE-2023-5458: The CITS Support svg, webp Media and TTF,OTF File Upload WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SV

medium Affects cits-support-svg\,-webp-media-and-ttf\,otf-file-upload (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The CITS Support svg, webp Media and TTF,OTF File Upload WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SV

Package
cits-support-svg\,-webp-media-and-ttf\,otf-file-upload (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.0
Fixed in
3.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (39.5th percentile)
Published
2023-10-31
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcits-support-svg\,-webp-media-and-ttf\,otf-file-upload (WordPress plugin) advisories

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