CVE-2018-19048
Cross-Site Scripting in simditor
Simditor through 2.3.21 allows DOM XSS via an onload attribute within a malformed SVG element.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Simditor through 2.3.21 allows DOM XSS via an onload attribute within a malformed SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-19048- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Simditor through 2.3.21 allows DOM XSS via an onload attribute within a malformed SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-19048- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0460 No score
Simditor through 2.3.21 allows DOM XSS via an onload attribute within a malformed SVG element.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v67-x8q5-3x3g
Cross-Site Scripting in simditor
Versions of simditor prior to 2.3.22 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The package does not sanitize user input that is rendered with innerHTML, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 2.3.22 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8v67-x8q5-3x3g- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Simditor through 2.3.21 allows DOM XSS via an onload attribute within a malformed SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-19048- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8v67-x8q5-3x3g
Cross-Site Scripting in simditor
Versions of simditor prior to 2.3.22 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The package does not sanitize user input that is rendered with innerHTML, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 2.3.22 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8v67-x8q5-3x3g- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
simditornpm |
before 2.3.22 | 2.3.22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-19048 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mycolorway Simditor, published May 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in simditor 2.3.22.
References
github.com/hkglue/simditor_demo.git
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19048
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMDITOR-174638
npmjs.com/advisories/884