---
id: CVE-2025-27208
title: >-
  A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in
  Revive Adserver version 5.5.2
summary: >-
  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 cra…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
  - CWE-79
vendor: revive-adserver
product: revive_adserver
affected:
  - revive_adserver < 6.0.0
  - revive_adserver = 6.0.0
patched:
  - revive_adserver 6.0.0
published: '2025-10-31'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27208'
references:
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/3091390'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/20'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01469
epssPercentile: 0.72933
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.908Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `revive_adserver < 6.0.0`
- `revive_adserver = 6.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `revive_adserver 6.0.0`