Emlog: CSRF in Backend Upgrade Interface Leading to Arbitrary Remote SQL Execution and Arbitrary File Write
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Emlog is an open source website building system. Prior to version 2.6.8, the backend upgrade interface accepts remote SQL and ZIP URLs via GET parameters. The server first downloads and executes the SQL file, then downloads the ZIP file and extracts it directly into the web root directory. This process does not validate a CSRF token. Therefore, an attacker only needs to trick an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious link to achieve arbitrary SQL execution and arbitrary file write. This issue has been patched in version 2.6.8.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA emlog (emlog) Fixed in 2.6.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34228
References
More Emlog vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-21066 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /views/plugin.php of emlog pro… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-19139 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component admin\plugin.php of Emlog Pro… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24041 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/plugin.php of Emlog Pro… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23173 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in emlog pro v.2.1.15 and earlier allows a remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18317 emlog Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-30252 Emlog Pro Contains a File Upload Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences