diff --git a/templates/changelogentry-gitweb.tmpl b/templates/changelogentry-gitweb.tmpl
--- a/templates/changelogentry-gitweb.tmpl
+++ b/templates/changelogentry-gitweb.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <i>#author|obfuscate# [#date|rfc822date#]</i><br/>
 </div>
 <div class="log_body">
-#desc|addbreaks#
+#desc|escape|addbreaks#
 <br/>
 <br/>
 </div>