CVE-2023-53911

medium

Description

Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the article excerpt field that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can insert JavaScript payloads into the excerpt, which will execute when the article is viewed by other users.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpattern-cms-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-article-excerpt

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51523

https://textpattern.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-12-17

Updated: 2025-12-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00029