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CVE-2025-61597· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Emlog Pro is vulnerable to stored XSS attack through HTML template injection

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: emlog emlog 2.5.22.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 7.6, NVD 5.4.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to emlog emlog 2.5.22 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Emlog is an open source website building system. In versions 2.5.21 and below, an HTML template injection allows stored cross‑site scripting (XSS) via the mail template settings. Once a malicious payload is saved, any subsequent visit to the settings page in an authenticated admin context will execute attacker‑controlled JavaScript, enabling session/token theft and full admin account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.22.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 3, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile

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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.4
CNA · GitHub_M
7.6
2.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
emlogemlog

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • emlog emlogup to 2.5.19 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • emlog emlog

    • < 2.5.22affected

Same product

emlog: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-44974An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/plugin.php of Emlog Pro v2.2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via
    45Plan
  • CVE-2026-42287Emlog: SQL Injection Vulnerability in log_model.php within addLog() and updateLog() Functions
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-43291Deserialization of Untrusted Data in emlog pro v.2.1.15 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the cache.php com
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-40883A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-31737emlog v5.3.1 and emlog v6.0.0 have a Remote Code Execution vulnerability due to upload of database backup file in admin/data.php.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-21585Vulnerability in emlog v6.0.0 allows user to upload webshells via zip plugin module.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
emlog emlog2.5.22 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-46686286 days apartEmlog Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53758336 days apartEmlog: Stored XSS via Parsedown Markdown Processing - Raw HTML Not Sanitized
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-25823219 days apartA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Emlog Pro v2.5.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a cra
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2143091 days apartEmlog: CSRF chained with stored XSS leads to ATO
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-25825219 days apartA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Emlog Pro v2.5.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a cra
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2143291 days apartEmlog has stored Cross-site Scripting issue that can lead to admin or another account ATO
    27Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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