CVE-2023-54409

Frappe before 13.46.1 and 14.x before 14.20.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the html2text function weakly sanitizes user input. Authenticated attackers can supply crafted HTML that is insufficiently sanitized by html2text, executing scripts in the browsers of users who view the rendered content.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-wp7j-3w22-93j6
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-before-13.46.1-xss-via-html2text-weak-sanitization

Configurations

No configuration.

History

12 Oct 2026, 23:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-12 23:17

Updated : 2026-10-13 14:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-54409

Mitre link : CVE-2023-54409

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-54409

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

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