CVE-2023-43879
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute...
CVE-2023-43879 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Ritecms, published September 28, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- Record
CVE-2023-43879- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- Record
CVE-2023-43879- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48240
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48240- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38mp-67xg-jg5f
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute...
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- Record
GHSA-38mp-67xg-jg5f- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- Record
CVE-2023-43879- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | sromanhu/CVE-2023-43879-RiteCMS-Stored-XSS---GlobalContent | 2023-09-22 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |