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CVE-2025-61769: Emlog vulnerable to stored XSS in file upload functionality in emlog

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-10-06 · updated 2026-10-19
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Emlog is an open source website building system. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in emlog up to and including version 2.5.22 allows authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file upload functionality. As an authenticated user it is possible to upload .svg file that contains JavaScript code that is later being executed. Commit 052f9c4226b2c0014bcd857fec47677340b185b1 fixes the issue.

Affected products

• emlog: before 2.5.22 — fixed in 2.5.22

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: emlog 2.5.22. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/emlog/emlog/commit/052f9c4226b2c0014bcd857fec47677340b185b1
• https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-rrf5-pv68-gpjf
• https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-rrf5-pv68-gpjf

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