# CVE-2023-53915: Zenphoto 1.6 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Album Description

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into album descriptions, leading to code execution or account takeover when users view the album.

- **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-4xfc-393r-48h2

## What is CVE-2023-53915?

CVE-2023-53915 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zenphoto, 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

Zenphoto 1.6 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by inserting HTML content into album descriptions. Attackers can create albums with malicious iframe or script tags in the description field that execute when users view the album page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53915?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zenphoto Zenphoto.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53915 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53915 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zenphoto

- [CVE-2020-5593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5593/): Code injection in Zenphoto (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2007-0616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0616/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2010-4906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4906/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4566/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6666/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53915 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53915 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zenphoto, 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-2023-53915 exists.

Affected product: Zenphoto. 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-2023-53915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53915/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53915
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53915
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53915

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53915/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.