CVE-2021-28114 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Froala WYSIWYG Editor 3.2.6-1 is affected by XSS due to a namespace confusion during parsing.

Published: 2021-07-16

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 52.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1491	Froala WYSIWYG Editor 3.2.6-1 is affected by XSS due to a namespace confusion during parsing.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rr6v-h7m8-wc9f	Cross-site Scripting in Froala WYSIWYG Editor

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.52037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://froala.com/wysiwyg-editor/
https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories
https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/froala-editor-v3.2.6

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Froala Froala Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-07-16T12:16:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:33:17.341Z

Reserved: 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28114

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-16T13:15:08.943

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:45:49.413

Link: CVE-2021-28114

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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