Manager-to-Administrator session riding via unescaped conversion names
Published Nov 20, 2025 · Updated Nov 20, 2025
Stored XSS in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and earlier and 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to ride administrator sessions. The stats-conversions.php view writes stored tracker and campaign names into HTML without escaping them, so a crafted stats.php link executes their script. Conversion tracking must be enabled, a manager must plant the names, and a logged-in administrator must visit the link; HttpOnly protects the cookie, but the script can issue administrator actions such as creating users.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and earlier and 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to ride administrator sessions. The stats-conversions.php view writes stored tracker and campaign names into HTML without escaping them, so a crafted stats.php link executes their script. Conversion tracking must be enabled, a manager must plant the names, and a logged-in administrator must visit the link; HttpOnly protects the cookie, but the script can issue administrator actions such as creating users.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-52668
- Published
- Nov 20, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Vendor
- Revive Adserver Project
- Product
- Revive Adserver
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5 <=5.5.2
- Affected versionversion=6 <=6.0.1
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Public exploit references
- HackerOne report 3400506 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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