6.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-12457
Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Uploads
Description

The Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12457 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update the SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin to patch stored XSS vulnerability.
  • Update the Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin.
  • Sanitize all uploaded SVG file inputs.
  • Escape all SVG file outputs.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-12457 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-12457 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-12457 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-BBP-VDP — Including Reported Vulnerabilities

Python

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2025, 2:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2023, 12:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-12457 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-12457 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Translation Title: Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload de ideastocode, Description: El plugin Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado a través de cargas de archivos SVG en todas las versiones hasta la versión 1.1.2, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y escape de salida insuficientes. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de Autor o superior, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda al archivo SVG.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'ideastocode', 'product': 'Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.1.2'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-12457', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-11-18T21:11:16.282822Z'}
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3396265%40enable-svg-webp-ico-upload&new=3396265%40enable-svg-webp-ico-upload&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-svg-webp-ico-upload/tags/1.1.2/includes/class-svg.php#L21
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5f267a5-012d-4b9a-a59d-9eccb04c557a?source=cve
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.