CVE-2019-18854 json
A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through 1.9.4 for WordPress, related to unlimited recursion…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8551
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through 1.9.4 for WordPress, related to unlimited recursion for a '<use ... xlink:href="#identifier">' substring.
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2.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
- Technology feeds
References
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wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/9937
third-party-advisory
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fortiguard.com
/zeroday/FG-VD-19-113
third-party-advisory
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2185438
third-party-advisory
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wordpress.org
/plugins/safe-svg/#developers
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-18854
- NVD CVE-2019-18854
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