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medium 5.3

CVE-2025-8547 json

atjiu pybbs Email Verification improper authorization

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-23603

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 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in atjiu pybbs up to 6.0.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Email Verification Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 044f22893bee254dc2bb0d30f614913fab3c22c2. 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

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/200#issue-3256283647 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/atjiu/pybbs/issues/200 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:N/VI:L/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:N/I:L/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:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:N/VI:L/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:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • atjiu pybbs

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

Sources

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