CVE-2025-48986Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account takeover via unchecked user detail updates

Published Nov 20, 2025 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter other users' email addresses. The admin-user.php, advertiser-user.php, affiliate-user.php, and agency-user.php scripts update existing user details directly from POST parameters without enforcing ownership. Access to any affected user-management script is required; the changed address enables a password reset and takeover of the targeted account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter other users' email addresses. The admin-user.php, advertiser-user.php, affiliate-user.php, and agency-user.php scripts update existing user details directly from POST parameters without enforcing ownership. Access to any affected user-management script is required; the changed address enables a password reset and takeover of the targeted account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48986
Published
Nov 20, 2025
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
Revive Adserver Project
Product
Revive Adserver
Classifications
CWE-284, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5 <=5.5.2
  2. Affected versionversion=6 <=6.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Revive Adserver Project · Revive Adserverversion=5 <=5.5.2; version=6 <=6.0.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8HackerOneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1098Account Manipulation

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