BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-17

Last updated on: 2025-12-27

Assigner: VulnCheck

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-17

Last Modified

2025-12-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53932

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
s9y	serendipity	2.4.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-79	The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in Serendipity 2.4.0 that allows authenticated users to inject malicious JavaScript code through blog entry creation. When other users view the compromised blog post, the injected script executes in their browsers.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized script execution in users' browsers, potentially allowing attackers to steal session cookies, perform actions on behalf of users, or deliver malicious payloads, thereby compromising user accounts and data integrity.

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