CVE-2023-53938 RockMongo 1.1.7 Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Multiple Parameters
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via database, collection, and login parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-53938?
CVE-2023-53938 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in iwind RockMongo, published on 18 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
RockMongo 1.1.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through multiple unencoded input parameters. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by submitting crafted payloads in database, collection, and login parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browser.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockmongo Rockmongo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-53938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-53938 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53938 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in iwind RockMongo
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rr6-65c8-jjwx.