---
id: CVE-2019-25317
title: >-
  Kimai 2 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows
  attackers to inject malicious scripts into timesheet descriptions
summary: >-
  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 Jav…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: kimai
product: kimai
affected:
  - kimai <= 1.1
published: '2026-02-11'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T16:16:43.070'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25317'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2/pull/962'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47286'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kimai-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-02-11T15:48:23.884015Z'
epss: 0.00278
epssPercentile: 0.18506
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T16:52:14.672Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `kimai <= 1.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.