CVE-2024-6849

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2024-6849 · Published 07/09/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2024-6849 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting preloader plus (wp-brandtheme).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.30%, higher than 23.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
preloader plus wp-brandtheme	`≤ 2.2.1`	No fix yet

Description

The Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 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.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/preloader-plus/tags/2.2.1/inc/preloader-plus.php · Issue Tracking
wordpress.org/plugins/preloader-plus · Product
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2 · Third Party Advisory

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