#VU83967 Cross-site scripting in WYSIWYG HTML Editor - CVE-2023-41592

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83967

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41592

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WYSIWYG HTML Editor
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Froala, Inc.

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WYSIWYG HTML Editor: 4.0.0 - 4.1.3

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External links
https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/
https://owasp.org/Top10/A03_2021-Injection/
https://hacker.soarescorp.com/cve/2023-41592/
https://github.com/froala/wysiwyg-editor/releases/tag/v4.1.4

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.