# CVE-2023-53910: WBCE CMS 1.6.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Content

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into page content via the WYSIWYG editor, leading to script execution when other users view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cp7v-fv9w-75m3

## What is CVE-2023-53910?

CVE-2023-53910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wbce-cms WBCE CMS, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

WBCE CMS 1.6.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by inserting script tags into page content through the WYSIWYG editor. Attackers can submit POST requests to /wbce/modules/wysiwyg/save.php with malicious script content in the content parameter to execute JavaScript when users view the affected page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53910?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wbce Wbce Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53910 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53910 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in wbce-cms WBCE CMS

- [CVE-2023-39796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39796/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-46020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46020/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-3817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3817/): SQL Injection in wbce/wbce_cms (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-65950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65950/): WBCE CMS is Vulnerable to Time-Based Blind SQL Injection through groups[] Parameter (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-67504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67504/): WBCE CMS has Weak Random Number Generator in Password Generation Function (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53910 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wbce-cms WBCE CMS, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53910 exists.

Affected product: wbce-cms WBCE CMS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53910/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53910/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53910
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53910
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53910

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53910/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.