Emlog
CVE-2024-12842
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A vulnerability was found in Emlog Pro up to 2.4.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A vulnerability was found in Emlog Pro up to 2.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/user.php. The manipulation of the argument keyword leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Affected products include: Emlog. Version information: up to 2.4.1..
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: vuldb
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was found in Emlog Pro up to 2.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/user.php. The manipulation of the argument keyword leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /content/templates/ of Emlog Pro v2.2.0 allows attackers to exec
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in emlog pro v.2.1.15 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code v
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8
emlog v5.3.1 and emlog v6.0.0 have a Remote Code Execution vulnerability due to upload of database backup file in admin/
emlog through 6.0.0beta has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via an admin/data.php?action=dell_all_bak request w
Emlog Pro 2.5.20 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. This vulnerability stems from the admin/template.php comp
Emlog 2.5.23 is vulnerable to CSRF in article creation, which chains with stored XSS to achieve account takeover. An att
Remote code execution in Emlog v2.6.1 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files through an in
Cross-site request forgery in Emlog Pro 2.5.19 and earlier can lead to account takeover of a privileged administrator be
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