What is CVE-2023-36259?

CVE-2023-36259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Craftcms Craft Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-36259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-36259 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Craftcms Craft Cms

CVE-2023-36259

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Craft CMS Audit Plugin before version 3.0.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code during user creation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Craftcms Craft Cms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

github.com/sjelfull/craft-audit/pull/73 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.linkedin.com/pulse/threat-briefing-craftcms-amrcybersecurity-emi0e/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36259?: CVE-2023-36259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Craftcms Craft Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-36259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36259 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.