CVE-2023-53911

MEDIUM 5.4

Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Article Excerpt

CVSS Score

5.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	tmrswrr
Product	textpattern cms
Published	Dec 17, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 7, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Tmrswrr / Textpattern CMS

4.8.8

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51523 textpattern.com: https://textpattern.com/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpattern-cms-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-article-excerpt

Credits

tmrswrr