CVE-2024-8917: The AnWP Football Leagues plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploa

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-8917?

football leagues: upgrade to 0.16.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-8917 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8917 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-8917 affect?

CVE-2024-8917 affects football leagues. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The AnWP Football Leagues plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 0.16.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-8917?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-8917 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting football leagues. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The AnWP Football Leagues plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 0.16.7 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.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 67%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-09-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: anwp

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-09-25 01:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

anwp football leagues UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.16.8

Fixed in: 0.16.8

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy football-leagues || rpm -q football-leagues || football-leagues --version

2. UPGRADE to 0.16.8 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade football-leagues

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade football-leagues

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-8917?

football leagues: upgrade to 0.16.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-8917 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8917 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-8917 affect?

CVE-2024-8917 affects football leagues. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The AnWP Football Leagues plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 0.16.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible

How urgent is CVE-2024-8917?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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