What is CVE-2024-9173?

CVE-2024-9173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alefypf Gf Custom Style, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-9173?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9173 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Alefypf Gf Custom Style

CVE-2024-9173

The GF Custom Style plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Alefypf Gf Custom Style — versions 0
Alefypimentel Gf_custom_style

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9173?: CVE-2024-9173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alefypf Gf Custom Style, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-9173?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9173 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.