CVE-2025-62796 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62796: PrivateBin persistent HTML injection in attachment filename enables redirect and defacement

Vendor Privatebin
Product PrivateBin
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 28, 2025
Last update October 29, 2025

CVSS base score

5.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

PrivateBin is an online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Versions 1.7.7 through 2.0.1 allow persistent HTML injection via the unsanitized attachment filename (attachment_name) when attachments are enabled. An attacker can modify attachment_name before encryption so that, after decryption, arbitrary HTML is inserted unescaped into the page near the file size hint, enabling redirect (e.g., meta refresh) and site defacement and related phishing attacks. Script execution is normally blocked by the recommended Content Security Policy, limiting confidentiality impact. The issue was introduced in 1.7.7 and fixed in 2.0.2. Update to 2.0.2 or later. Workarounds include enforcing the recommended CSP, deploying PrivateBin on a separate domain, or disabling attachments.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2025 CVE published
October 29, 2025 Record updated