CVE-2026-42286

Received Received - Intake

CSRF Vulnerability in Emlog Prior to 2.6.11

Publication date: 2026-05-08

Last updated on: 2026-05-12

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

Emlog is an open source website building system. Prior to version 2.6.11, missing CSRF protection in critical admin functions allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized actions like system registration, plugin management, and configuration changes. This issue has been patched in version 2.6.11.

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Published

2026-05-08

Last Modified

2026-05-12

Generated

2026-07-09

AI Q&A

2026-05-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-08

NVD

CVE-2026-42286

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
emlog	emlog	to 2.6.11 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-352	The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Emlog, an open source website building system, in versions prior to 2.6.11. It is caused by missing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection in critical administrative functions. Because of this, attackers can trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized actions such as system registration, plugin management, and configuration changes without their consent.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is significant because it allows attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions on your Emlog website if an administrator is tricked into executing malicious requests. This can lead to unauthorized system registration, changes to plugins, and configuration modifications, potentially compromising the integrity, availability, and security of your website.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade Emlog to version 2.6.11 or later, where the missing CSRF protection issue has been patched.

Until the upgrade is applied, restrict access to the admin functions to trusted users only and avoid performing administrative actions from untrusted networks or devices.

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