CVE-2023-34245
Cross site scripting (XSS) in @udecode/plate-link
@udecode/plate-link is the link handler for the udecode/plate rich-text editor plugin system for Slate & React. Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content. @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade are advised to override the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross site scripting (XSS) in @udecode/plate-link
@udecode/plate-link is the link handler for the udecode/plate rich-text editor plugin system for Slate & React. Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content. @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade are advised to override the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
CVE-2023-34245- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1682
@udecode/plate-link is the link handler for the udecode/plate rich-text editor plugin system for Slate & React. Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content. @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade are advised to override the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1682- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm
@udecode/plate-link does not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the `javascript:` scheme
Impact
Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content.
Patches
@udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM.
Workarounds
If you are unable to update @udecode/plate-link to version 20.0.0, we recommend overriding the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
GHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
@udecode/plate-link is the link handler for the udecode/plate rich-text editor plugin system for Slate & React. Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content. @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade are advised to override the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
CVE-2023-34245- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross site scripting (XSS) in @udecode/plate-link
@udecode/plate-link is the link handler for the udecode/plate rich-text editor plugin system for Slate & React. Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content. @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade are advised to override the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
CVE-2023-34245- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm
@udecode/plate-link does not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the `javascript:` scheme
Impact
Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content.
Patches
@udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM.
Workarounds
If you are unable to update @udecode/plate-link to version 20.0.0, we recommend overriding the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.
- Record
GHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@udecode/plate-linknpm |
before 20.0.0 | 20.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-34245 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Udecode Plate, published June 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in @udecode/plate-link 20.0.0.
References
github.com/udecode/plate/security/advisories/GHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34245