Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-8553atjiu pybbs list cross site scripting
Low 2.4
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in pybbs from atjiu. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in atjiu pybbs up to 6.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/sensitive_word/list. The manipulation of the argument word leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 2fe4a51afbce0068c291bc1818bbc8f7f3b01a22. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-318682 | atjiu pybbs list cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-318682 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #622197 | atjiu https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs <=6.0.0 Reflected XSS third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206#issuecomment-3134773560 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206#issue-3256420783 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/commit/2fe4a51afbce0068c291bc1818bbc8f7f3b01a22 patch