Inconsistent <plaintext> tag parsing allows for XSS in Froala WYSIWYG editor 4.3.0 and earlier.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00085.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Froala
  • Wysiwyg Editon

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://georgyg.com/home/froala-wysiwyg-editor---xss-cve-2024-51434/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00044}

 epss

{'score': 0.00048}

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Froala
Froala wysiwyg Editon
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:froala:wysiwyg_editon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Froala
Froala wysiwyg Editon
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Inconsistent <plaintext> tag parsing allows for XSS in Froala WYSIWYG editor 4.3.0 and earlier.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-08T16:32:11.934Z

Reserved: 2024-10-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-51434

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-08T16:32:05.452Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-11-07T22:15:21.467

Modified: 2024-11-08T19:01:03.880

Link: CVE-2024-51434

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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