CVE-2023-53737VulnerabilityPublished 18 Dec 2025Updated 30 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-53737: Kentico Xperience · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Kentico XperienceSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low
Subsequent system integrity: Low
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Kentico Xperience	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Apply official patches or updates from Kentico as soon as they become available to address CVE-2023-53737. 2. Restrict global administrator privileges strictly to trusted personnel and enforce strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication (MFA). 3. Implement rigorous input validation and output encoding within the Localization application and other administrative modules to prevent injection of malicious scripts. 4. Conduct regular security audits and code reviews focusing on web interface components that handle user input. 5. Monitor administrative interface logs for unusual activities or script injections indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Educate administrators about the risks of XSS and safe handling of localization inputs. 7. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting XSS payloads specific to Kentico Xperience. 8. Limit network access to the administration interface to trusted IP ranges or VPNs to reduce exposure. 9. Maintain an incident response plan to quickly address any detected exploitation or compromise.

Description

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.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk primarily to the confidentiality and integrity of administrative operations within Kentico Xperience environments. Attackers exploiting this flaw could hijack administrator sessions, manipulate content, or escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modification. Organizations relying heavily on Kentico for web content management and localization may face operational disruptions or reputational damage if administrative interfaces are compromised. Since exploitation requires global administrator access, the threat is heightened if credential theft or insider threats occur. The vulnerability does not directly impact availability but could facilitate further attacks that degrade service. European entities with strict data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR) must consider the implications of unauthorized data exposure or manipulation resulting from this vulnerability. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the need for proactive mitigation.

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