Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-25825 is a reported cross-site scripting issue in Emlog Pro v2.5.4. A crafted article category title can cause script or HTML execution when a user views affected content. This can threaten account data and site integrity, but the provided sources do not name a fixed version or confirm exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority CMS hygiene issue for any Emlog Pro v2.5.4 site, especially public or customer-facing blogs. Prioritize inventory and vendor-version verification before broader emergency response.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-79 in the article category Title field of Emlog Pro v2.5.4. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1, with low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The vector lists local attack vector, so remote exposure details remain unclear from the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to sites running Emlog Pro v2.5.4 that use article categories. Risk is higher where category title content can be influenced by untrusted or low-trust users. The affected-product metadata is incomplete in the CVE record.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says KEV is false and provides no evidence of active exploitation. A public GitHub reference is listed, but the bundle does not establish weaponized exploitation. CVSS indicates user interaction is required.
Researcher notes
The CVE record has incomplete affected-product metadata and an unusual AV:L vector for an XSS issue. Validate the exact trust boundary, rendering context, and fixed-version status from Emlog guidance before making exposure claims.
Mitigation direction
- Check Emlog vendor guidance and release notes for a fixed version.
- Upgrade when the vendor identifies a corrected release.
- Restrict article category editing to trusted administrators pending vendor guidance.
- Review category titles and remove unexpected HTML or script content.
- Ensure custom themes encode category titles as text.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Emlog Pro deployments and confirm whether v2.5.4 is present.
- Identify pages that render article category titles.
- Review category title data for unexpected markup or scripts.
- In staging, verify category titles render as text, not executable markup.
- Check logs and reports for suspicious category-management activity.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.85.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.emlog.net/CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/Ka7arotto/emlog/blob/main/xss-4.mdCVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.