CVE-2023-53737

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows global administrators to inject malicious payloads via the Localization application. Attackers can execute scripts that could affect multiple parts of the administration interface.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-localization-application-stored-xss2	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Dec 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~4.6~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8

24 Dec 2025, 17:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes -~~	() https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes - Product
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-localization-application-stored-xss2 -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-localization-application-stored-xss2 - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience::::::::
First Time		Kentico Kentico xperience

18 Dec 2025, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~4.4~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.6

18 Dec 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-18 20:15

Updated : 2025-12-27 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-53737

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53737

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53737

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kentico

xperience

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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