#VU83967 Cross-site scripting in WYSIWYG HTML Editor


Published: 2023-12-07

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83967

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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


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


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.


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