Enable Svg\, Webp \& Ico UploadWordPress extension · Ideastocode
CVE-2022-34154
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthenticated (author or higher user role) Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in ideasToCode Enable SVG, WebP & ICO Upload plugin <= 1.0.1 at WordPress.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe ideasToCode Enable SVG, WebP & ICO Upload plugin <= 1.0.1 for WordPress contains an authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability. Users with author role or higher can bypass file type restrictions and upload potentially malicious files due to insufficient validation in the upload functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Enable Svg\, Webp \& Ico UploadWordPress extension
<= 1.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate 'Ideastocode Enable Svg, WebP & ICO Upload' and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.1 or lower.
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Verify the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, confirm the plugin shows as 'Active'. The vulnerability only applies when the plugin is enabled.Affected if The plugin version is <= 1.0.1 AND the plugin is currently active.
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Review user accounts with author role or higherGo to WordPress admin > Users and examine the list. Note any accounts with Author, Editor, or Administrator roles. These roles can exploit the vulnerability.Affected if The plugin version is <= 1.0.1 AND any user account with Author role or higher exists on the site.
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Inspect uploads directory for suspicious filesUsing FTP or file manager, examine wp-content/uploads/ and subdirectories for unexpected file extensions such as .php, .phtml, .phar, .js, or double extensions like .php.jpg that were uploaded recently.Affected if Unrecognized or suspicious files exist in the uploads directory, especially if uploaded by users with author-level access.
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Check access logs for anomalous upload POST requestsReview server access logs (Apache error.log, Nginx access.log) for POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or upload endpoints containing unusual file types or filenames.Affected if Log analysis reveals file upload attempts with file types not matching the plugin's intended SVG/WebP/ICO formats.
A site is affected if the Ideastocode Enable Svg, WebP & ICO Upload plugin version 1.0.1 or lower is active and the site has at least one user with Author role or higher.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest available version. Audit the wp-content/uploads directory for any suspicious files uploaded during the vulnerable period and remove them. Consider implementing additional file upload protections such as server-side content-type verification.
Fix this in Enable Svg\, Webp \& Ico Upload
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-34154 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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