Improper access control in Revive Adserver
Priority HIGH 73CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier versions causes an logged in attacker to change other users' email address and potentialy take over their accounts using the forgot password functionality.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00677 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Revive Adserver (Revive): 5.5.3, 6.0.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revive | Revive Adserver | 5 – 5.5.2; 6 – 6.0.1 | 5.5.3, 6.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Revive Adserver VendorRevive Affected 5 – 5.5.2; 6 – 6.0.1 Fixed in 5.5.3, 6.0.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.5.2; 6.0.0 – 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Revive Adserver |
- cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.2; 6.0.0 – 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Revive Adserver
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Revive Adserver (Revive) Fixed in 5.5.3, 6.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pqq-jrvh-h276
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Revive vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34810 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-04278 Revive Old Posts – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Plugin < 9.0.11 - PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-11756 The login page of Revive Adserver v5.4.1 is vulnerable to brute force attacks. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-34812 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-32749 Missing authorization in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-34808 Improper neutralisation of input in Revive Adserver 6.0.0+ causes a reflected XSS attack in the banner-zone.php script. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-48986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pqq-jrvh-h276 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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