CVE-2026-73849 PUBLISHED

emlog allows unauthenticated reinstallation via `install.php?action=reinstall`.

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.08.2026 Published: 14.08.2026 Updated: 14.08.2026

Emlog is an open source website building system. In 2.6.26 and earlier, install.php accepts action=reinstall without authentication and deliberately skips the already-installed check because the guard runs only when $act != 'reinstall'. A remote attacker can submit hostname, dbuser, dbpasswd, dbname, dbprefix, username, password, and email values to cause file_put_contents('config.php', $config) to overwrite the configuration with attacker-controlled database settings and create a new administrator account. No fixed version is available as of this review.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor emlog
Product emlog
Versions
  • Version <= 2.6.26 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE