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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-26523

CVE-2020-26523: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Froala Editor before version 3.2.2 was found to be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through pasted content. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 2, 2020 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious scripts through pasted content in the editor. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and potential manipulation of web content displayed to users (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction (pasting content) to be exploited. The attack complexity is considered low, and no privileges are required to execute the attack (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to Froala Editor version 3.2.2 or later to address this vulnerability. The fix was implemented in the changelog and is available through the official release (Froala Changelog).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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