CVE-2025-53926
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-16
Last updated on: 2025-08-14
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| emlog | emlog | to 2.5.17 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in Emlog up to and including version pro-2.5.17. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the comment and comname parameters. The attack is reflected XSS, meaning the malicious script is reflected off the web server and requires the victim to send POST requests, typically by being persuaded to click a specially crafted URL.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to theft of cookies, session tokens, or other sensitive information. It can also be used to perform actions on behalf of the victim or deface the website. Since it requires user interaction, the attacker must convince the victim to click a malicious link.