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CVE-2026-42556: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in gitroomhq postiz-app

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-42556cvecve-2026-42556cwe-79
Published: Fri May 08 2026 (05/08/2026, 22:28:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: gitroomhq
Product: postiz-app

Description

Postiz is an AI social media scheduling tool. From version 2.21.6 to before version 2.21.7, any authenticated user who can create a post can store arbitrary HTML in post content by tampering their own save request and send the public preview link /p/<postId>?share=true to another user. The preview page renders that stored HTML with dangerouslySetInnerHTML on the main application origin. This issue has been patched in version 2.21.7.

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AILast updated: 05/08/2026, 23:06:44 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability in postiz-app (versions >= 2.21.6 and < 2.21.7) allows authenticated users with post creation privileges to store arbitrary HTML in post content by manipulating their save request. The stored HTML is rendered on the public preview page (/p/<postId>?share=true) using dangerouslySetInnerHTML, which does not sanitize the input, leading to a cross-site scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. This can result in a complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity (CVSS 8.9) with limited availability impact. The vulnerability was patched in version 2.21.7.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the context of the postiz-app origin when a user views the public preview link. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other high-impact consequences affecting confidentiality and integrity. The availability impact is low. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade postiz-app to version 2.21.7 or later, where this vulnerability has been patched. Since this is a self-hosted application, applying the official fix is necessary to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information. No additional mitigations are specified.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-04-28T16:56:50.192Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69fe68edcbff5d861039d886

Added to database: 5/8/2026, 10:51:25 PM

Last enriched: 5/8/2026, 11:06:44 PM

Last updated: 5/9/2026, 2:41:44 AM

Views: 7

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