Security incident · CVE-2023-53880
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters.
Published Dec 15, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · Lucee
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53880. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Lucee is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.34%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor lucee Lucee 5.4.2.17
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters. Attackers can craft specific payloads targeting admin pages like server.cfm and web.cfm to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browser sessions.
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- vendor lucee Lucee 5.4.2.175.4.2.17
How to fix CVE-2023-53880
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 5.4.2.17
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53880. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Lucee is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with lucee Lucee 5.4.2.17 5.4.2.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 15, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters. Attackers can craft specific payloads targeting admin pages like server.cfm and web.cfm to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browser sessions.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters. Attackers can craft specific payloads targeting admin pages like server.cfm and web.cfm to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browser sessions.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53880
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53880
30-day exploitation probability 0.34%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203418
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters. Attackers can craft specific payloads targeting admin pages like server.cfm and web.cfm to execute a
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
- EUVDOct 26, 2026