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Sulu vulnerable to XSS via uploaded SVG

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Sulu is a PHP content management system. Sulu is vulnerable against XSS whereas a low privileged user with access to the “Media” section can upload an SVG file with a malicious payload. Once uploaded and accessed, the malicious javascript will be executed on the victims’ (other users including admins) browsers. This issue is fixed in 2.6.5.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-47618
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 10:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Sulu vulnerable to XSS via uploaded SVG

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Oct 2024, 14:18 UTC

Sulu is a PHP content management system. Sulu is vulnerable against XSS whereas a low privileged user with access to the “Media” section can upload an SVG file with a malicious payload. Once uploaded and accessed, the malicious javascript will be executed on the victims’ (other users including admins) browsers. This issue is fixed in 2.6.5.

osv:CVE-2024-47618
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Sulu is a PHP content management system. Sulu is vulnerable against XSS whereas a low privileged user with access to the “Media” section can upload an SVG file with a malicious payload. Once uploaded and accessed, the malicious javascript will be executed on the victims’ (other users including admins) browsers. This issue is fixed in 2.6.5.",
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