CVE-2025-8553: atjiu pybbs list cross site scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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

atjiu pybbs: through 6.0.0

References

https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/commit/2fe4a51afbce0068c291bc1818bbc8f7f3b01a22
https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206
https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206#issue-3256420783
https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/206#issuecomment-3134773560
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318682
https://vuldb.com/?id.318682
https://vuldb.com/?submit.622197

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