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1 vulnerability by Tmrswrr
CVE-2023-53911 (GCVE-0-2023-53911)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-17 22:44 – Updated: 2025-12-27 16:57
VLAI?
Title
Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Article Excerpt
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Tmrswrr | Textpattern CMS |
Affected:
4.8.8
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Credits
tmrswrr
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