CVE-2025-59524

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Cuando un administrador u otro usuario privilegiado visualiza el archivo cargado, el script incrustado se ejecuta en su contexto y env\u00eda cookies de sesi\u00f3n (u otras credenciales) a un punto final controlado por el atacante. El atacante luego reutiliza esas credenciales para suplantar al administrador. 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