What is CVE-2022-2299?

CVE-2022-2299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Allow Svg Files Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-2299?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2299 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Allow Svg Files Project

CVE-2022-2299

The Allow SVG Files WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-07-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Allow Svg Files Project — versions 1.0, 1.1
Allow Svg Files — versions 1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/29015c35-0470-41b8-b197-c71b800ae2a9 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2299?: CVE-2022-2299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Allow Svg Files Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-2299?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2299 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.