CVE-2026-40487 (GCVE-0-2026-40487)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-18 01:19 – Updated: 2026-04-18 01:19
VLAI?
Title
Postiz Has Unrestricted File Upload via MIME Type Spoofing that Leads to Stored XSS
Summary
Postiz is an AI social media scheduling tool. Prior to version 2.21.6, a file upload validation bypass allows any authenticated user to upload arbitrary HTML, SVG, or other executable file types to the server by spoofing the `Content-Type` header. The uploaded files are then served by nginx with a Content-Type derived from their original extension (`text/html`, `image/svg+xml`), enabling Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the context of the application's origin. This can lead to session riding, account takeover, and full compromise of other users' accounts. Version 2.21.6 contains a fix.
Severity ?
8.9 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gitroomhq | postiz-app |
Affected:
< 2.21.6
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Sightings
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