What is CVE-2023-42399?

CVE-2023-42399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xdsoft Joditeditor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-42399?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Xdsoft Joditeditor

CVE-2023-42399

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in xdsoft.net Jodit Editor v.4.0.0-beta.86 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the rich text editor component.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-09-19 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Xdsoft Joditeditor — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
xdsoft.net (Product)
github.com/xdan/jodit/issues/1017 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42399?: CVE-2023-42399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xdsoft Joditeditor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-42399?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.