Are Svg Files A Security Risk. If youre a developer working with SVG or HTML files ensuring proper security should be your top priority. In this article well explore how Filestacks virus detection SDK allows users can leverage Filestack Workflows and virus detection to automatically detect malicious code from the target file thus guaranteeing a secure file.
The first time you attempt to upload an SVG icon you will be presented with a warning message to alert you that uploading any files including SVG files may present a potential security risk. Sorry this file type is not permitted for security reasons. 3c68574 on Jan 30 2014.
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No other file type has any issues. SVG is a risky format in more ways than Id realized. I love your plugin. It is not a big problem for the security of a website if only the owner himself creates and uploads the SVG file.