CVE-2020-15249: Stored XSS by authenticated backend user with access to upload files

low Affects october/backend. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-11-23; advisory modified 2026-07-08.

Stored XSS by authenticated backend user with access to upload files

Package: october/backend Composer
Affected versions: >=1.0.319 and <1.0.469
Fixed in: 1.0.469
Severity: low CVSS 2.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.2th percentile)
Published: 2020-11-23
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79

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