CVE-2023-53906 — projectSend r1605 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allo

projectSend r1605 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious JavaScript through the custom assets configuration page. Attackers can craft a JavaScript payload in the custom assets section that will execute whe

01What is this vulnerability?

projectSend r1605 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious JavaScript through the custom assets configuration page. Attackers can craft a JavaScript payload in the custom assets section that will execute when other users load the affected page, enabling persistent script injection.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-12-17T22:44:45.325Z
• Last modified: 2026-03-05T12:02:53.433Z

09References

• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51518
• www.projectsend.org — https://www.projectsend.org/
• www.vulncheck.com — https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-stored-cross-site-scripting-via…