Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53909

WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by uploading crafted SVG files through the me

Published Dec 17, 2025 · catalog updated May 24, 2026 · WBCE 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-2023-53909. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of WBCE 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

Severity
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.33%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor wbce-cms WBCE CMS 1.6.1

WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by uploading crafted SVG files through the media manager. Attackers can upload SVG files containing script tags to the /wbce/modules/elfinder/ef/php/connector.wbce.php endpoint and execute JavaScript when victims access the uploaded file.

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  • vendor wbce-cms WBCE CMS 1.6.11.6.1

How to fix CVE-2023-53909

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-2023-53909. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of WBCE CMS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with wbce-cms WBCE CMS 1.6.1 1.6.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.33%. 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.

  1. Dec 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by uploading crafted SVG files through the media manager. Attackers can upload SVG files containing script tags to the /wbce/modules/elfinder/ef/php/connector.wbce.php endpoint and execute JavaScript when victims access the uploaded file.

  2. May 24, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by uploading crafted SVG files through the media manager. Attackers can upload SVG files containing script tags to the /wbce/modules/elfinder/ef/php/connector.wbce.php endpoint and execute JavaScript when victims access the uploaded file.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53909

    30-day exploitation probability 0.33%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60221

    WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by uploading crafted SVG files through the media manager. Attackers can upload SVG files containing script tags to the /wbce/modules/elfinder/ef/

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

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
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026