CVE-2025-9487

low-risk
Published 2025-09-22

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

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity
24
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal