Cross-site scripting in Emlog Pro - CVE-2026-52520
Published: August 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142821
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52520
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users who view a crafted article.
The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in the article publishing module and Parsedown output handling when rendering article content supplied through the content field. A remote user can publish an article containing malicious HTML or JavaScript to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users who view a crafted article.
User interaction is required because a victim must view the malicious article.
Affected software
Emlog Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52520
Install security update from vendor's website.
Emlog Pro - update to 2.6.24