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TI-2023-30163 Aliases CVE-2023-53880GHSA-fj37-48wv-9r2p

Lucee 5.4.2.17 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Interfaces

Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through administrative interface parameters. Attackers can craft specific payloads targeting admin pages like server.cfm and web.cfm to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browser sessions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00338 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
luceeLucee5.4.2.17—No fix listedCNA
  • Lucee Vendorlucee Affected 5.4.2.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53880
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj37-48wv-9r2p

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2021-04407 Remote Code Exploit in Lucee Admin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-23334 Lucee CFML Server Reflected XSS via URL Path Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2023-20042 RCE in Lucee REST endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-36819 Lucee before 5.4.7.3 LTS and 6 before 6.1.1.118, when an attacker can place files on the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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