Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53884
Webedition CMS v2.9.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with embedded JavaScript.
Published Dec 15, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · Webedition Webedition CMS
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-2023-53884. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Webedition Webedition CMS is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2023-53883 · High
- Severity
- Medium5.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Webedition Webedition CMS 2.9.8.8
Webedition CMS v2.9.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with embedded JavaScript. Attackers can upload crafted SVG files through the media upload feature to inject and execute arbitrary scripts when the file is viewed by other users.
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- vendor Webedition Webedition CMS 2.9.8.82.9.8.8
How to fix CVE-2023-53884
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 2.9.8.8
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-2023-53884. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Webedition Webedition CMS is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Webedition Webedition CMS 2.9.8.8 2.9.8.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. 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
Webedition CMS v2.9.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with embedded JavaScript. Attackers can upload crafted SVG files through the media upload feature to inject and execute arbitrary scripts when the file is viewed by other users.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Webedition CMS v2.9.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with embedded JavaScript. Attackers can upload crafted SVG files through the media upload feature to inject and execute arbitrary scripts when the file is viewed by other users.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53884
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53884
30-day exploitation probability 0.27%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203427
Webedition CMS v2.9.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with embedded JavaScript. Attackers can upload crafted SVG files through the media upload feature to inject and execute arbitrary scripts whe
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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