DogukanUrker flaskBlog up to 2.8.1 POST Request /createpost cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in DogukanUrker flaskBlog up to 2.8.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /createpost of the component POST Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-53631. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in DogukanUrker flaskBlog up to 2.8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /createpost of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
flaskBlog is a blog app built with Flask. In versions 2.8.1 and prior, improper sanitization of postContent when submitting POST requests to /createpost leads to arbitrary JavaScript execution (XSS) on all pages the post is reflected on including /, /post/[ID], /admin/posts, and /user/[ID] of the user that made the post. At time of publication, there are no public patches available.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53631 since 07/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/07/2025 CVE reserved08/14/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/14/2025 VulDB entry created
08/22/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-53631 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320168
Entry
Created: 08/14/2025 17:52Updated: 08/22/2025 08:03
Changes: 08/14/2025 17:52 (66), 08/22/2025 08:03 (12)
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