Medium 5.4Published Dec 17, 2025

CVE-2023-53911Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Article Excerpt

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 5:40 AM ET)

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Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the article excerpt field that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can insert JavaScript payloads into the excerpt, which will execute when the article is viewed by other users.

CVSS: 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Tmrswrr Textpattern CMS tmrswrr:textpattern_cms (from the name)	4.8.8	CNA record
textpattern textpattern textpattern:textpattern	4.8.8	NVD

References

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51523	exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://textpattern.com/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpattern-cms-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-article-excerpt	third-party-advisory

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