CVE-2023-53880
Lucee 5.4.2.17 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Interfaces
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Lucee 5.4.2.17 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Interfaces
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-53880- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-203418
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-203418- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj37-48wv-9r2p
Lucee 5.4.2.17 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fj37-48wv-9r2p- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-53880- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-53880 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Lucee, published December 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.