PT-2024-34634 · Froala · Froala Wysiwyg Editor

Published 2024-11-07 · Updated 2024-11-08 · CVE-2024-51434

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Froala WYSIWYG editor versions 4.3.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to inconsistent parsing of the <plaintext> tag, which allows for cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Froala WYSIWYG editor.

Recommendations For versions 4.3.0 and earlier, update to a version later than 4.3.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of the <plaintext> tag in the editor until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-51434

GHSA-549P-5C7F-C5P4

Affected Products

Froala Wysiwyg Editor

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51434 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-549p-5c7f-c5p4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/froala/wysiwyg-editor · Note
• https://georgyg.com/home/froala-wysiwyg-editor---xss-cve-2024-51434 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1854690816037384345 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1854639671021641940 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/10137 · Telegram Post