What is CVE-2024-9238?

CVE-2024-9238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grandplugins Avif_uploader, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-9238?

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

XSS in Grandplugins Avif_uploader

CVE-2024-9238

The AVIF Uploader WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 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)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Grandplugins Avif_uploader
Unknown Avif Uploader — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9238?: CVE-2024-9238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grandplugins Avif_uploader, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-9238?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.