CVE-2023-53911 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-53911: Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Article Excerpt

Vendor Tmrswrr
Product Textpattern CMS
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 17, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 17, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated