CVE-2026-111442 PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 16.10.2026 Published: 16.10.2026 Updated: 16.10.2026

Backdrop CMS Core 1.35.x before 1.35.2 and 1.34.x before 1.34.6 does not sufficiently validate uploaded SVG images to ensure they lack potentially dangerous SVG tags. SVG images can contain clickable links or executable scripting. By uploading a crafted SVG, it is possible to execute scripting in the browser when an SVG image is viewed. This issue is mitigated by the attacker needing to be able to upload SVG images, and that Backdrop embeds all uploaded SVG images within <img> tags, which prevents script from executing. The SVG must be viewed directly by its URL in order to run any embedded scripting.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor BackdropCMS
Product Backdrop
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.35.0 to 1.35.2 (excl.)
  • affected from 1.34.0 to 1.34.6 (excl.)

Affected Configurations

This issue is mitigated by the attacker needing to be able to upload SVG images.

Solutions

Update your site to the most recent version of Backdrop core. Download available on the Backdrop CMS 1.35.2 release page https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.35.6 . See the update instructions https://docs.backdropcms.org/documentation/core-updates .

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') CWE