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TI-2024-32093 Aliases CVE-2024-47826

eLabFTW vulnerable to HTML Injection in extended search error message

Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.

Summary

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.1.5 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in the pages: "experiments.php" (show mode), "database.php" (show mode) or "search.php". It works by providing HTML code in the extended search string, which will then be displayed back to the user in the error message. This means that injected HTML will appear in a red "alert/danger" box, and be part of an error message. Due to some other security measures, it is not possible to execute arbitrary javascript from this attack. As such, this attack is deemed low impact. Users should upgrade to at least version 5.1.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed elabftw (elabftw): 5.1.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
elabftwelabftwbefore 5.1.55.1.5Patch availableCNA
  • elabftw Vendorelabftw Affected before 5.1.5 Fixed in 5.1.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.1.5Vulnerableelabftw
  • cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·elabftw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA elabftw (elabftw) Fixed in 5.1.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47826

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2019-09101 eLabFTW 1.8.5 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-13053 Privilege escalation from administrator in eLabFTW CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-19640 Incorrect Authentication in elabftw CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-18010 Bypass bruteforce protection on login form in elabftw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-18875 Incorrect input validation could allow an authenticated user to read sensitive information CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-19639 Account takeover in eLabFTW CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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