An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons) plugin through 3.2.1 for WordPress.

published 2019-08-14 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5466

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons) plugin through 3.2.1 for WordPress. wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-svg-icons-custom-set mishandles Custom Icon uploads. CSRF leads to upload of a ZIP archive containing a .php file.

Patch / fix

links 1

wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9510 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

zeroauth.ltd https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2019/08/09/cve-2019-14216-svg-vector-icon-plugin-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-csrf-and-arbitrary-file-upload-leading-to-remote-code-execution/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9510
patch, third-party-advisory
zeroauth.ltd /blog/2019/08/09/cve-2019-14216-svg-vector-icon-plugin-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-csrf-and-arbitrary-file-
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-14216
NVD CVE-2019-14216

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