CVE-2023-42371
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a...
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.
- Record
CVE-2023-42371- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.
- Record
CVE-2023-42371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46824 No score
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46824- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8v8-p787-f2gx
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a...
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.
- Record
GHSA-q8v8-p787-f2gx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42371 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Summernote Rich Text Editor, published September 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.