What is CVE-2023-42371?

CVE-2023-42371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-42371?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Summernote Rich Text Editor

CVE-2023-42371

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Summernote Rich_text_editor
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42371?: CVE-2023-42371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-42371?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.