SOPlanning up to 1.55 ZIP /process/upload_backup cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in SOPlanning up to 1.55. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /process/upload_backup of the component ZIP Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-40544. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SOPlanning up to 1.55. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file /process/upload_backup of the component ZIP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented by Łukasz Jaworski. The advisory is shared at cert.pl. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40544 since 04/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• SOPlanning

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55

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