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Fencer Vulns
low 2.4

CVE-2025-8550 json

atjiu pybbs list cross site scripting

published 2025-08-05 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-23608

cvss
2.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

A vulnerability was found in atjiu pybbs up to 6.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/topic/list. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 2fe4a51afbce0068c291bc1818bbc8f7f3b01a22. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52400)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
15 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52400 atjiu pybbs 6.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) webapps, 2025-08-11
  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/203#issue-3256392964 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/203 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 2.4 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
CNA 3.0 2.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 3.3 AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 2.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 2.0 3.3 AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • atjiu pybbs

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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