Medium severity · published Dec 17, 2025
CVE-2023-53931
Revive Adserver 5.4.1 Cross-Site Scripting via Banner Advanced Settings
6.1
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Revive Adserver 5.4.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the banner advanced configuration page that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can craft a malicious link to the banner-advanced.php endpoint with XSS payloads in prepend and append parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript when an admin views the page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
revive-adserver · Revive-adserver
5.4.1 · source: vendor
RA
Revive Adserver · Revive-adserver
5.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53931
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53931
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51401
Product
https://www.revive-adserver.com/
Exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/revive-adserver-cross-site-scripting-via-banner-advanced-settings
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