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GSD-2021-25974

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2022-05-24 00:00
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In Publify, versions v8.0 to v9.2.4 are vulnerable to stored XSS. A user with a 'publisher' role is able to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code while creating a page/article.
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CVE-2021-25974
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