CVE-2025-53533

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Pi-hole Admin Interface <6.2.1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-53533. PoCs published by moezbouzayani9. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional Python script that demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in Pi-hole's web interface (CVE-2025-53533). The exploit constructs a malicious URL with encoded payloads that trigger when the 404 error page loads, requiring no authentication.

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.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by moezbouzayani9 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/moezbouzayani9/Pi-hole-XSS-CVE-2025-53533

This repository contains a functional Python script that demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in Pi-hole's web interface (CVE-2025-53533). The exploit constructs a malicious URL with encoded payloads that trigger when the 404 error page loads, requiring no authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Pi-hole Web Interface versions 6.2.1 and later (patched in 6.3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Pi-hole web interface URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Pi-hole Reflected XSS in 404-Error Page
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDk
Shodan: title:"Pi-hole"

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/pi-hole/web/security/advisories/GHSA-w8f8-92rx-4f6w

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 56.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
pi-hole/web_interface < 6.3
Published Oct 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026