CVE-2025-27208 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver
Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver allows attackers to execute JavaScript in victim browsers via crafted URLs, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27208?
CVE-2025-27208 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver, published on 30 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Revive Adserver version 5.5.2. An attacker could trick a user with access to the user interface of a Revive Adserver instance into clicking on a specifically crafted URL and execute injected JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser. The session cookie cannot be accessed, but a number of other operations could be performed. The vulnerability is present in the admin-search.php file and can be exploited via the compact parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27208?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-27208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver
- CVE-2016-9124 Security feature bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2016-9125 Auth bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2017-5830 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2016-9470 Other in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0
- CVE-2026-50741 Code injection in Adserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hxf-5ppp-g398.