What is CVE-2023-4460?

CVE-2023-4460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uploading Svg\, Webp And Ico Files Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-4460?

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

Is CVE-2023-4460 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Uploading Svg\, Webp And Ico Files Project

CVE-2023-4460

The Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 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 2023-12-04 · 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: 0.010 (62.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Uploading Svg\, Webp And Ico Files Project
Uploading Svg, Webp And Ico Files — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/82f8d425-449a-471f-94df-8439924fd628 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4460?: CVE-2023-4460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uploading Svg\, Webp And Ico Files Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-4460?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4460 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.