# CVE-2023-53915: Zenphoto 1.6 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Album Description

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-17 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- Zenphoto: 1.6

## Description

Zenphoto 1.6 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by inserting HTML content into album descriptions. Attackers can create albums with malicious iframe or script tags in the description field that execute when users view the album page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zenphoto, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51485
- https://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.6/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenphoto-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-album-description

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