CVE-2025-62793

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

Published Oct 27, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title eLabFTW HTML / CSS Injection via Malicious SVG Upload Leads to Credential Theft / Clickjacking
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 28, 2025, 3:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2025, 6:55 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 27, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 1:10 PM