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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-mmxc-95ch-2j7c
Scores
CVSS v3
8.7
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (2)
payloadcms/next
0 - 3.78.0npm
payloadcms/payload
< 3.78.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Apr 01, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 02, 2026