CVE-2022-25037Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unescaped image attributes

Published May 31, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Cross-site scripting in wangEditor 4.7.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through crafted uploaded-image data. UploadImg inserts returned image source, alternative-text, and link values into an HTML string without neutralizing attribute-breaking input. Exploitation requires image-upload access and another user to render the crafted editor content, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in wangEditor 4.7.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through crafted uploaded-image data. UploadImg inserts returned image source, alternative-text, and link values into an HTML string without neutralizing attribute-breaking input. Exploitation requires image-upload access and another user to render the crafted editor content, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25037
Published
May 31, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
wangEditor Team
Product
wangEditor
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.7.11 <4.7.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

wangEditor Team · wangEditorversion=4.7.11 <4.7.12

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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