Cross-site scripting via unsanitized video embed HTML
Published May 31, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Cross-site scripting in wangEditor 4.7.11 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted video embed viewed by a user. The video insertion path accepts iframe srcdoc markup and inserts it into the editor DOM without neutralizing executable HTML. Exploitation requires a user to render the crafted editor content and permits access to or modification of data available within the page's origin.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in wangEditor 4.7.11 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted video embed viewed by a user. The video insertion path accepts iframe srcdoc markup and inserts it into the editor DOM without neutralizing executable HTML. Exploitation requires a user to render the crafted editor content and permits access to or modification of data available within the page's origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-25038
- Published
- May 31, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- wangEditor Team
- Product
- wangEditor
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.711
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Public exploit references
- wangEditor video insertion XSS reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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