CVE-2025-55736 flaskBlog allows arbitrary privilege escalation
An arbitrary user can escalate privileges to admin by modifying their role, allowing them to delete users, posts, and comments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55736?
CVE-2025-55736 is a critical vulnerability in DogukanUrker FlaskBlog, published on 19 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
flaskBlog is a blog app built with Flask. In 2.8.0 and earlier, an arbitrary user can change his role to "admin", giving its relative privileges (e.g. delete users, posts, comments etc.). The problem is in the routes/adminPanelUsers file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dogukanurker Flaskblog.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55736?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55736 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55736 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in DogukanUrker FlaskBlog
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6q83-vfmq-wf72.