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medium 6.1

CVE-2024-51434 json

Froala WYSIWYG editor allows cross-site scripting (XSS)

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-549p-5c7f-c5p4 , EUVD-2024-45354

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Inconsistent <plaintext> tag parsing allows for XSS in Froala WYSIWYG editor 4.3.0 and earlier.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm froala-editor
<=4.3.0
no fix listed
packagist froala/wysiwyg-editor
<=4.3.0
no fix listed

Affected products

  • froala wysiwyg_editon

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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