Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by Gridware

CVE-2025-14202Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Leading to Account Takeover via SVG File Upload

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in LinkDing from Linkding. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the file upload at bookmark + asset rendering pipeline allows an attacker to upload a malicious SVG file with JavaScript content. When an authenticated admin user views the SVG file with embedded JavaScript code of shared bookmark, JavaScript executes in the admin’s browser, retrieves the CSRF token, and sends a request to change the admin's password resulting in a full account takeover.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linkding LinkDing 1.44.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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