Stored XSS via unsanitized SVG upload
Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025
Stored XSS in URBAN BASE Z-Downloads before 1.11.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through uploaded SVG files. The file-upload handler accepts SVG content containing script elements and stores it under a public uploads path without removing executable markup. Administrator-level access is required to upload the SVG, and the script runs only when another user opens the stored file.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in URBAN BASE Z-Downloads before 1.11.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through uploaded SVG files. The file-upload handler accepts SVG content containing script elements and stores it under a public uploads path without removing executable markup. Administrator-level access is required to upload the SVG, and the script runs only when another user opens the stored file.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-8673
- Published
- May 15, 2025
- Updated
- May 20, 2025
- Vendor
- URBAN BASE
- Product
- Z-Downloads
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.11.7
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Public exploit references
- WPScan SVG upload proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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