CVE-2026-40487 PUBLISHED

Postiz Has Unrestricted File Upload via MIME Type Spoofing that Leads to Stored XSS

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.04.2026 Published: 18.04.2026 Updated: 18.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 8.9

Product Status

Vendor gitroomhq
Product postiz-app
Versions
  • Version < 2.21.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE
  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE
  • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE