Lucee 5.4.2.17 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Interfaces

Advisories

severity: medium
date: December 15, 2025
Affecting: Lucee 5.4.2.17
CVE: CVE-2023-53880
CWE: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS: 4.8
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: ExploitDB-51668
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Credit: Yehia Elghaly
Description: 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.