CVE-2026-21430

Emlog is an open source website building system. In version 2.5.23, article creation functionality is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). This can lead to a user being forced to post an article with arbitrary, attacker-controlled content. This, when combined with stored cross-site scripting, leads to account takeover. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

CVSS v3 9.3 CRITICAL

9.3^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-2g2w-vmg7-pq4q	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:emlog:emlog:2.5.23:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*

History

16 Jan 2026, 19:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:emlog:emlog:2.5.23::::pro:::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.3
References	~~() https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-2g2w-vmg7-pq4q -~~	() https://github.com/emlog/emlog/security/advisories/GHSA-2g2w-vmg7-pq4q - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Emlog emlog Emlog

02 Jan 2026, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-02 19:15

Updated : 2026-01-16 19:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-21430

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21430

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21430

JSON object : View

Products Affected

emlog

emlog

CWE

CWE-79

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

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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