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CVE-2019-25317: Kimai 2 vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting in the timesheet descriptions

February 11, 2026

Kimai 2 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into timesheet descriptions. Attackers can insert SVG-based XSS payloads in the description field to execute arbitrary JavaScript when the page is loaded and viewed by other users.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9278-6hcj-2p4j
  • github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2
  • github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2/pull/962
  • github.com/kimai/kimai
  • github.com/kimai/kimai/commit/a0e8aa3a435717187fb12210242dab1b7c97ff3f
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25317
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47286
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kimai-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1 or above.

Impact 6.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/kimai/kimai/CVE-2019-25317.yml

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