CVE-2024-8967 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-8967: PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

Vendor Iworks
Product PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 2, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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04Related CVE

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