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TI-2025-38976 Aliases CVE-2025-62793

eLabFTW HTML / CSS Injection via Malicious SVG Upload Leads to Credential Theft / Clickjacking

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. The application served uploaded SVG files inline. Because SVG supports active content, an attacker could upload a crafted SVG that executes script when viewed, resulting in stored XSS under the application origin. A victim who opens the SVG URL or any page embedding it could have their session hijacked, data exfiltrated, or actions performed on their behalf. This vulnerability is fixed n 5.3.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed elabftw (elabftw): 5.3.0

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 5.3.05.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • elabftw Vendorelabftw Affected before 5.3.0 Fixed in 5.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——elabftw
  • cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·elabftw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA elabftw (elabftw) Fixed in 5.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62793

References

Other 2

  • 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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