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TI-2025-40057 Aliases CVE-2025-64711GHSA-r9x7-7ggj-fx9f

PrivateBin vulnerable to malicious filename use for self-XSS / HTML injection locally for users

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

PrivateBin is an online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Starting in version 1.7.7 and prior to version 2.0.3, dragging a file whose filename contains HTML is reflected verbatim into the page via the drag-and-drop helper, so any user who drops a crafted file on PrivateBin will execute arbitrary JavaScript within their own session (self-XSS). This allows an attacker who can entice a victim to drag or otherwise attach such a file to exfiltrate plaintext, encryption keys, or stored pastes before they are encrypted or sent. Certain conditions must exist for the vulnerability to be exploitable. Only macOS or Linux users are affected, due to the way the `>` character is treated in a file name on Windows. The PrivateBin instance needs to have file upload enabled. An attacker needs to have access to the local file system or somehow convince the user to create (or download) a malicious file (name). An attacker needs to convince the user to attach that malicious file to PrivateBin. Any Mac / Linux user who can be tricked into dragging a maliciously named file into the editor is impacted; code runs in the origin of the PrivateBin instance they are using. Attackers can steal plaintext, passphrases, or manipulate the UI before data is encrypted, defeating the zero-knowledge guarantees for that victim session, assuming counter-measures like Content-Security-Policy (CSP) have been disabled. If CSP is not disabled, HTML injection attacks may be possible - like redirecting to a foreign website, phishing etc. As the whole exploit needs to be included in the file name of the attached file and only affects the local session of the user (aka it is neither persistent nor remotely executable) and that user needs to interact and actively attach that file to the paste, the impact is considered to be practically low. Version 2.0.3 patches the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00129 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed PrivateBin (PrivateBin): 2.0.3privatebin/privatebin (Packagist): 2.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PrivateBinPrivateBin1.7.7 to before 2.0.32.0.3Patch availableCNA
—privatebin/privatebin (Packagist)1.7.7 to before 2.0.32.0.3Patch availableGHSA-r9x7-7ggj-fx9f
  • PrivateBin VendorPrivateBin Affected 1.7.7 to before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available CNA
  • privatebin/privatebin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.7.7 to before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available GHSA-r9x7-7ggj-fx9f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:privatebin:privatebin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.7 to before 2.0.3VulnerablePrivateBin
  • cpe:2.3:a:privatebin:privatebin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.7 to before 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·PrivateBin

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PrivateBin (PrivateBin) Fixed in 2.0.3
  • Fix · GHSA-r9x7-7ggj-fx9f privatebin/privatebin (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64711
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9x7-7ggj-fx9f

References

  • TI-2022-08646 Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PrivateBin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2020-04279 Persistent XSS vulnerability in filename of attached file in PrivateBin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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