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Cross-site Scripting in Froala Editor

  • Disclosed: 06.10.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Froala Editor 3.2.6 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Under certain conditions, a base64 crafted string leads to persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the hyperlink creation module.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package froala-editor <= 3.2.6 no fix

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
npm
Package
froala-editor
Disclosed
06.10.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cq6w-w5rj-p9x8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: froala-editor

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
10.2021 11.2024
Without a fix
2
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 5

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 2
  2. 2022: 1
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 1
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2024-51434 <= 4.3.0 no fix
  2. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-41592 >= 4.0.1, < 4.1.4 4.1.4
  3. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2019-19935 < 3.2.3 3.2.3
  4. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2020-22864 < 4.0.11 4.0.11
  5. Cross-site Scripting in Froala Editor this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2021-30109 <= 3.2.6 no fix

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