WordPress Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files plugin <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

published 2022-08-23 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-39002

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits: 0; none known

Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in dmitrylitvinov Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files plugin <= 1.0.1 at WordPress.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-02-20)

Exploit prediction

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

dmitrylitvinov Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files (WordPress plugin)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wordpress.org /plugins/uploading-svgwebp-and-ico-files/#developers
product, release-notes
patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/uploading-svgwebp-and-ico-files/wordpress-uploading-svg-webp-and-ico-files-plugin-1-0-
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-36285
NVD CVE-2022-36285

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