Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2026
CVE-2019-25317
Kimai 2- persistent cross-site scripting (XSS)
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kimai · kevinpapst
2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25317
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25317
exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47286
product
https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2
issue-tracking
https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2/pull/962
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kimai-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss