CVE-2023-25440
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1,...
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-25440- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-25440- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29395
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29395- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w275-2cjx-pq96
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1,...
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
GHSA-w275-2cjx-pq96- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-25440- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-25440
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25440- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-25440
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25440- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-civicrm-2023-25440 No score
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
- Record
BIT-civicrm-2023-25440- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
civicrmBitnami |
5.59-alpha1.0 to 5.59-alpha1.0 | None known |
civicrmDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.33.2+dfsg1-15.50.1+dfsg1-15.50.3+dfsg1-15.52.2+dfsg1-15.53.0+dfsg1-15.68.1+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.1+dfsg-14.7.1+dfsg-24.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu14.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.23+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.24+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.30+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.30+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0+dfsg-15.18.1+dfsg-15.20.3+dfsg-15.21.0+dfsg-15.21.1+dfsg-15.21.2+dfsg-15.21.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.33.2+dfsg1-15.33.2+dfsg1-1build15.33.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.33.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1 - Stored XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) | 2023-05-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25440 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Civicrm, published May 23, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.