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eLabFTW HTML / CSS Injection via Malicious SVG Upload Leads to Credential Theft / Clickjacking
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2025-62793
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 10:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
eLabFTW HTML / CSS Injection via Malicious SVG Upload Leads to Credential Theft / Clickjacking
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 27 Oct 2025, 21:25 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2025-62793
Complete source record
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