CVE-2025-53533
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-27

Last updated on: 2025-12-18

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Pi-hole Admin Interface is a web interface for managing Pi-hole, a network-level advertisement and internet tracker blocking application. Pi-hole Admin Interface versions 6.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) via a malformed URL path. The 404 error page includes the requested path in the class attribute of the body tag without proper sanitization or escaping. An attacker can craft a URL containing an onload attribute that will execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser when a victim visits the malicious link. If an attacker sends a crafted pi-hole link to a victim and the victim visits it, attacker-controlled JavaScript code is executed in the browser of the victim. This has been patched in version 6.3.
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Published
2025-10-27
Last Modified
2025-12-18
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-53533
EUVD
EUVD-2025-36367
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Vendor Product Version / Range
pi-hole web_interface to 6.3 (exc)
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CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in the Pi-hole Admin Interface versions 6.2.1 and earlier. It occurs because the 404 error page includes the requested URL path in the body tag's class attribute without properly sanitizing or escaping it. An attacker can craft a malicious URL containing JavaScript code that executes when a victim visits the link, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code in the victim's browser. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 6.3.

Impact Analysis

If an attacker successfully exploits this vulnerability, they can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser when the victim visits a maliciously crafted URL. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the victim's browser session with the Pi-hole Admin Interface.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade the Pi-hole Admin Interface to version 6.3 or later, as this version contains the patch that fixes the reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

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