# CVE-2025-9296: Emlog Pro blogger.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the avatar update feature in Emlog Pro, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfhr-jjfr-c8c6

## What is CVE-2025-9296?

CVE-2025-9296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emlog Emlog, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Emlog Pro up to 2.5.18. This affects an unknown function of the file /admin/blogger.php?action=update_avatar. Such manipulation of the argument image leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9296?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emlog Emlog.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9296 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9296 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Emlog Emlog

- [CVE-2025-29401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29401/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-25783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25783/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44973/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44974/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43291/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9296 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emlog Emlog, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9296 exists.

Affected product: Emlog Emlog. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9296/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9296/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9296
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9296
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9296

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9296/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.