CVE-2023-53911

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2023-53911 · Published 17/12/2025 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-53911 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting textpattern (textpattern).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.31%, higher than 24.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
textpattern textpattern	`= 4.8.8`	No fix yet

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

textpattern.com · Product
exploit-db.com/exploits/51523 · Exploit
vulncheck.com/advisories/textpattern-cms-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-article-excerpt · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

textpattern

= 4.8.8

No fix yet

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