Plugins · safe-svg · data as of 2026-11-01
Is Safe SVG safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.5.2
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26
- Active installs
- 1+ million
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website. — by 10up
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.5.2). Anything older than 2.5.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get safe-svg --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update safe-svg updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
6 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-94672 · published 2026-09-30
Missing authorization check in Safe SVG (2.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Contributor Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) in Safe SVG <= 2.5.0 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-94077 · published 2026-09-30
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Safe SVG (2.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Safe SVG <= 2.5.0 versions.
medium 4.8 CVE-2024-8378 · published 2024-11-07
Security issue in Safe SVG (older than 2.2.6)
- Affected
- older than 2.2.6
- Fixed in
- 2.2.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Safe SVG WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 has its sanitisation code is only running for paths that call wp_handle_upload, but not for example for code that uses wp_handle_sideload which is often used to upload attachments via raw POST data.
medium 6.1 CVE-2022-1091 · published 2022-04-18
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Safe SVG (older than 1.9.10)
- Affected
- older than 1.9.10
- Fixed in
- 1.9.10
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The sanitisation step of the Safe SVG WordPress plugin before 1.9.10 can be bypassed by spoofing the content-type in the POST request to upload a file. Exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker will be able to perform the kinds of attacks that this plugin should prevent (mainly XSS, but depending on further use of uploaded SVG files potentially other XML attacks).
high 7.5 CVE-2019-18854 · published 2019-11-11
Denial of service in Safe SVG (1.9.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2019-18854Code change (fix)wordpress.orgfortiguard.comwpvulndb.com
high 7.5 CVE-2019-18855 · published 2019-11-11
Denial of service in Safe SVG (1.9.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through 1.9.4 for WordPress, related to potentially unwanted elements or attributes.
NVD CVE-2019-18855Code change (fix)wordpress.orgfortiguard.comwpvulndb.com
Recent activity
- 2026-10-26 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.5.2).
- 2026-09-30 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-94672), fixed in 2.5.1.
- 2026-09-30 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-94077), fixed in 2.5.1.
- 2024-11-07 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2024-8378), fixed in 2.2.6.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/safe-svg (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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