Stored XSS via crafted PDF upload
Published Jun 27, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Stored XSS in LightCMS 1.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute web scripts in an administrator's browser via a crafted PDF. The article contents workflow stores the uploaded PDF as a clickable link without neutralizing its script-bearing content before delivery. Content-upload privileges and administrator interaction are required; opening the link runs the payload in the site's browser context, exposing accessible data and page content.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in LightCMS 1.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute web scripts in an administrator's browser via a crafted PDF. The article contents workflow stores the uploaded PDF as a clickable link without neutralizing its script-bearing content before delivery. Content-upload privileges and administrator interaction are required; opening the link runs the payload in the site's browser context, exposing accessible data and page content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-33009
- Published
- Jun 27, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 27, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- LightCMS crafted PDF stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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