Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when viewed by another user, would execute in their browser. This issue has been patched in version 3.78.0.
Affected products
payloadcms: payload
References1
- github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-mmxc-95c… MitigationVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.7
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 22 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79
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