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TI-2023-30187 Aliases CVE-2023-53904GHSA-9c7h-vhfv-w99x

Xenforo 2.2.13 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Smilie Categories

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
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

Xenforo 2.2.13 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts through the smilie category title parameter. Attackers can create a smilie category with a malicious script that will execute when the admin panel is loaded, potentially enabling further client-side attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00269 19th 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
XenForoXenforo2.2.13—No fix listedCNA
  • Xenforo VendorXenForo Affected 2.2.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——XenForo
  • cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·XenForo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53904
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c7h-vhfv-w99x

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-51441 XenForo < 2.3.13 Payment Replay via PayPal REST Payment Provider CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-51439 XenForo < 2.3.13 Signature Verification Bypass via PayPal REST Webhook CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-51436 XenForo < 2.3.13 OAuth2 Authorization Code Reuse CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-51434 XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-25701 Xenforo before 2.2.16 allows code injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-51446 XenForo < 2.3.13 Uncontrolled Recursion DoS via BBCode Parser CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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