Emlog up to 2.5.9 ZIP Plugin File store.php unrestricted upload

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Emlog up to 2.5.9. This impacts an unknown function of the file store.php of the component ZIP Plugin File Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-47787. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Emlog up to 2.5.9. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file store.php of the component ZIP Plugin File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Emlog is an open source website building system. Emlog Pro prior to version 2.5.10 contains a file upload vulnerability. The store.php component contains a critical security flaw where it fails to properly validate the contents of remotely downloaded ZIP plugin files. This insufficient validation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. Version 2.5.10 contains a patch for the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-47787 since 05/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 2.5.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 691c13e90df2fb35e120f4e0735078bad018eed7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Name

• Emlog

Version

• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.5.9

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/emlog/emlog/

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