CVE-2023-53736

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts in the administration interface. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary scripts within the administrative context.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-administration-interface-reflected-xss	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-18 20:15

Updated : 2025-12-27 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-53736

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53736

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53736

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kentico

xperience

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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