What is CVE-2023-54409?

CVE-2023-54409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-54409?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Frappe

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.

Published 2026-10-12 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Frappe

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-wp7j-3w22-93j6 (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-before-13.46.1-xss-via-html2text-weak-sanit… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54409?: CVE-2023-54409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-54409?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.