CVE-2023-53932: s9y Serendipity · Cross-site Scripting
Affects s9y SerendipitySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 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.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| s9y Serendipity | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Upgrade Serendipity to a patched version once the vendor releases a fix addressing CVE-2023-53932. 2. Until a patch is available, restrict blog entry creation permissions to trusted users only, minimizing the number of authenticated users who can inject content. 3. Implement strict input validation on all user-submitted content, ensuring that scripts or HTML tags are sanitized or escaped before storage or rendering. 4. Apply output encoding techniques on blog content to neutralize any embedded scripts during page generation. 5. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. 6. Monitor logs and user activities for suspicious blog entry creations or unusual script content. 7. Educate users about the risks of interacting with untrusted blog content and encourage reporting of suspicious behavior. 8. Conduct regular security assessments and code reviews focusing on input handling and output encoding in web applications.
Description
Serendipity 2.4.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through blog entry creation. Attackers can craft entries with JavaScript payloads that will execute when other users view the compromised blog post.