Emlog is Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in "Twitter" Feature via Markdown Input

published 2025-10-03 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2025-33214

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

Emlog is an open source website building system. A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the "Twitter"feature of EMLOG Pro 2.5.21 and below. An authenticated user with privileges to post a "Twitter" message can inject arbitrary JavaScript code. The malicious script is stored on the server and gets executed in the browser of any user, including administrators, when they click on the malicious post to view it. This issue does not currently have a fix.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 13 mo ago (2025-10-03)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-rm5c-mjpg-vm89 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CNA	4.0	5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

emlog emlog

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-rm5c-mjpg-vm89
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-61599
NVD CVE-2025-61599

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary