CVE-2025-8547 atjiu pybbs Email Verification improper authorization

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass email verification authorization in pybbs, potentially leading to account takeover or unauthorized access.

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-2025-8547?

CVE-2025-8547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in atjiu pybbs, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pybbs Project Pybbs.

How do I fix CVE-2025-8547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-8547 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8547 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g592-w65v-hc5v.

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