CVE-2025-9487

Admin and Site Enhancements < 7.9.8 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 22, 2025 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdmin and Site Enhancements

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.9.8 does not sanitise SVG files when uploaded via xmlrpc.php when such uploads are enabled, which could allow users to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.9.8
Affected range stops below 7.9.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b957b7c4-7a7c-497e-b8e4-499c821fb1b0/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.7MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
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