Houzez Plugin up to 4.1.6 on WordPress SVG File houzez_property_img_upload cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Houzez Plugin up to 4.1.6 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function houzez_property_img_upload of the component SVG File Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-9163. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Houzez Plugin up to 4.1.6 on WordPress. This issue affects the function houzez_property_img_upload of the component SVG File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
The Houzez theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the houzez_property_img_upload() and houzez_property_attachment_upload() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-9163. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-199718). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/26/2025 Advisory disclosed11/26/2025 VulDB entry created
11/27/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-9163 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333587
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Entry
Created: 11/26/2025 06:56Updated: 11/27/2025 13:41
Changes: 11/26/2025 06:56 (52), 11/26/2025 16:04 (1), 11/27/2025 13:41 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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