TI-2023-22596 Aliases CVE-2023-42426 GHSA-fp88-rr3f-rchj

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Froala Froala Editor v.4.1.1 allows remote…

MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published 2023-09-25 · Updated 2026-07-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Froala Froala Editor v.4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'Insert link' parameter in the 'Insert Image' component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00965 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:4.1.1:::::::*	4.1.1	Vulnerable	Froala

cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Froala

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42426
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fp88-rr3f-rchj

References

Exploit 2

TI-2023-22039 Froala Editor v4.0.1 to v4.1.1 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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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