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2 vulnerabilities by helpyio
CVE-2026-40230 (GCVE-0-2026-40230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 15:39 – Updated: 2026-04-29 16:20
VLAI?
Title
Helpy 2.8.0 - Stored XSS in knowledgebase Doc body rendering
Summary
Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the knowledge base Doc rendering logic. An authenticated attacker with admin or agent editor privileges can persist arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in the body field of a knowledge base Doc.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
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CVE-2026-40229 (GCVE-0-2026-40229)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 15:34 – Updated: 2026-04-29 16:20
VLAI?
Title
Helpy 2.8.0 - Stored XSS in post author display via PostsHelper
Summary
Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the post author display logic. Any registered user can persist arbitrary HTML in their account name field and cause it to be rendered unescaped in public forum threads where they participate, in the admin ticket view, and in HTML notification emails sent to other users.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
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