CVE-2023-53737

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows global administrators to inject malicious payloads via the Localization application. Attackers can execute scripts that could affect multiple parts of the administration interface.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

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-localization-application-stored-xss2	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-2023-53737

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53737

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53737

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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