Stored XSS via unsanitized .svgz uploads
Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026
Stored XSS in Benbodhi SVG Support before 2.5.17 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a crafted .svgz upload. The upload path registers and serves .svgz files as SVG but skips the sanitizer applied to .svg files, leaving embedded script intact. Exploitation requires SVG upload permission and a later viewer; opening the stored attachment executes the script in that viewer's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Benbodhi SVG Support before 2.5.17 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a crafted .svgz upload. The upload path registers and serves .svgz files as SVG but skips the sanitizer applied to .svg files, leaving embedded script intact. Exploitation requires SVG upload permission and a later viewer; opening the stored attachment executes the script in that viewer's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-13340
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Benbodhi
- Product
- SVG Support
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.5.17
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan .svgz sanitization-bypass proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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