---
id: CVE-2026-85290
title: >-
  InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing invoices,
  clients, and payments
summary: >-
  InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing invoices,
  clients, and payments. Prior to 1.7.2, InvoicePlane's Cron::recur() method
  writes an invalid cron key from the URL path directly to the application log
  without …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-117
vendor: InvoicePlane
product: InvoicePlane
affected:
  - InvoicePlane < 1.7.2
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T16:17:28.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85290'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/commit/97fd1b6a0426b132abea16ef767625fb357adb38
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/pull/1639'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/releases/tag/v1.7.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/security/advisories/GHSA-g53q-v2pv-xr83
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T16:12:08.732Z'
---

## Overview

InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing invoices, clients, and payments. Prior to 1.7.2, InvoicePlane's Cron::recur() method writes an invalid cron key from the URL path directly to the application log without neutralizing CRLF characters. An unauthenticated requester can place forged log lines into the audit trail by supplying a crafted cron_key value. The injected entries can corrupt forensic records and interfere with log-based monitoring. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.2.

## Remediation

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