Script execution via unsanitized SVG preview
Published Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025
Cross-site scripting in PrivateBin before 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript via a crafted SVG attachment. The attachment preview creates a blob URL from an unsanitized SVG, so opening the preview in a new tab executes embedded script in the site's origin. Exploitation requires enabled attachments, a missing or unsafe CSP, and victim interaction; script can access same-origin cookies or storage but not PrivateBin paste contents.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in PrivateBin before 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript via a crafted SVG attachment. The attachment preview creates a blob URL from an unsanitized SVG, so opening the preview in a new tab executes embedded script in the site's origin. Exploitation requires enabled attachments, a missing or unsafe CSP, and victim interaction; script can access same-origin cookies or storage but not PrivateBin paste contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-24833
- Published
- Apr 11, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Vendor
- PrivateBin
- Product
- PrivateBin
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= v0.21, < v1.4.0
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Vendor-published SVG attachment proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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Technologies
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