CVE-2026-40487 HIGH

CVE-2026-40487: Postiz Has Unrestricted File Upload via MIME Type Spoofing that Leads to Stored XSS

Vendor Gitroomhq
Product postiz-app
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 18, 2026
Last update April 20, 2026

CVSS base score

8.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2026 CVE published
April 20, 2026 Record updated

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