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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2023-53909 json

WBCE CMS 1.6.1 SVG File Content Cross-Site Scripting

published 2025-12-17 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-60221

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
10 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51484 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wbce-cms-svg-file-content-cross-site-scripting referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CNA 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 4.0 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • wbce-cms WBCE CMS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.