CVE-2026-40544
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CVE-2026-40544 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.1/10 on the CVSS scale. SOPlanning is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via /process/upload_backup endpoint. An authenticated attacker with access to the backup functionality can upload a crafted ZIP archive containing a malicious user.csv file with embedded JavaScript. The injected code is executed in the victim’s browser when a user clicks the Edit button for the malicious backup. This issue affects SOPlanning version 1.55 and below.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
SOPlanning is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via /process/upload_backup endpoint. An authenticated attacker with access to the backup functionality can upload a crafted ZIP archive containing a malicious user.csv file with embedded JavaScript. The injected code is executed in the victim’s browser when a user clicks the Edit button for the malicious backup. This issue affects SOPlanning version 1.55 and below.
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