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medium 5.3

CVE-2025-8546 json

atjiu pybbs Verification Code login Captcha

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-23598

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in atjiu pybbs up to 6.0.0. This affects the function adminlogin/login of the component Verification Code Handler. The manipulation leads to guessable captcha. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ecaf8d46944fd03e3c4ea05698f8acf0aaa570cf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/199#issue-3256276118 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/199 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • atjiu pybbs

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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