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GSD-2021-25975

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 as a result of an unrestricted file upload. This issue allows a user with 'publisher' role to inject malicious JavaScript via the uploaded html file.
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