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TI-2023-22039 Aliases CVE-2023-41592GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5

Froala Editor v4.0.1 to v4.1.1 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Froala Editor v4.0.1 to v4.1.1 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01038 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist): 4.1.4froala-editor (npm): 4.1.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist)4.0.1 to before 4.1.44.1.4Patch availableGHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5
—froala-editor (npm)4.0.1 to before 4.1.44.1.4Patch availableGHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.1 to before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5
  • froala-editor (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.1 to before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 – 4.1.1VulnerableFroala
  • cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 – 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Froala

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5 froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5 froala-editor (npm) Fixed in 4.1.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41592
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvpq-7vcc-5hj5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 6

  • TI-2023-22596 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Froala Froala Editor v.4.1.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-09350 Froala WYSIWYG Editor 3.2.6-1 is affected by XSS due to a namespace confusion during parsing. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-14377 Froala Editor before 3.2.3 allows XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-10659 Froala Editor 3.2.6 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-23161 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Froala Editor v.4.1.1 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2020-14412 A cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Insert Video function of Froala WYSIWYG… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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