CVE-2025-27208Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator browser script execution via unsanitized compact parameter

Published Oct 30, 2025 · Updated Oct 30, 2025

Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted compact parameter. The admin-search.php script places the compact GET value into HTML, JavaScript, or CSS output without sanitization. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to visit the crafted URL; scripts run in that browser context, but the session cookie remains inaccessible.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted compact parameter. The admin-search.php script places the compact GET value into HTML, JavaScript, or CSS output without sanitization. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to visit the crafted URL; scripts run in that browser context, but the session cookie remains inaccessible.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27208
Published
Oct 30, 2025
Updated
Oct 30, 2025
Vendor
Revive Adserver Project
Product
Revive Adserver
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.5.2 <=5.5.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Revive Adserver Project · Revive Adserverversion=5.5.2 <=5.5.2

Published CVSS scores

6.3HackerOneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.3Revive AdserverCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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