7.2

CVE-2023-53155: embedthis goahead Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighDeferred
Published 25-07-2025Last modified 29-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53155 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in embedthis goahead. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

goform/formTest in EmbedThis GoAhead 2.5 allows HTML injection via the name parameter.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.52% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Embedthis1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links