CVE-2023-6541

6.1 MEDIUM 0.4% exploit odds No fix listed XSS Web app

What it is

The Allow SVG WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not sanitize uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2025-05-15 20:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 06:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2025-05-15 20:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 06:50 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Wphelpline Allow Svg < 1.2.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbe866b8-7497-4e5c-8f59-bb8edac1dc71/

NVD record · CVE.org record