VulnerabilityPublished 7 Nov 2024Updated 8 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-51434: froala-wysiwyg-editor · Cross-site Scripting

Affects froala-wysiwyg-editorSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
npmfroala-wysiwyg-editor`pkg:npm/froala-wysiwyg-editor`Other threats	Affected <=4.3.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade: Monitor Froala's official channels for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and upgrade to a fixed version as soon as it becomes available.
Input Sanitization: Implement robust server-side and client-side input validation and sanitization to neutralize any injected scripts, especially focusing on handling the <plaintext> tag and related HTML elements.
Content Security Policy (CSP): Deploy a strict CSP header to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of XSS attacks.
Output Encoding: Ensure that all user-generated content rendered by the Froala editor is properly encoded before display to prevent script execution.
User Awareness: Educate users about the risks of clicking untrusted links or interacting with suspicious content to reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation.
Web Application Firewall (WAF): Use a WAF with rules designed to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the Froala editor.
Monitoring and Logging: Implement enhanced logging and monitoring to detect anomalous behavior or attempted exploitation attempts related to this vulnerability.
Temporary Workaround: If upgrading is not immediately possible, consider disabling or restricting the use of the <plaintext> tag or limiting editor functionality to reduce attack surface.

Description

Inconsistent <plaintext> tag parsing allows for XSS in Froala WYSIWYG editor 4.3.0 and earlier.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-51434 is the potential for cross-site scripting attacks, which can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information such as session cookies, user credentials, or personal data. Attackers can also manipulate the integrity of the web application by injecting malicious scripts that alter content or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of users. Although availability is not directly affected, successful exploitation can undermine user trust and lead to reputational damage. Organizations embedding the vulnerable Froala editor in customer-facing or internal web applications risk exposing their users to phishing, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The requirement for user interaction (e.g., clicking a crafted link or visiting a malicious page) somewhat limits exploitation but does not eliminate risk, especially in environments with high user traffic or targeted attacks. The vulnerability's scope change means that the impact can extend beyond the editor itself, potentially affecting other parts of the web application or user data. Without patches, organizations remain exposed until mitigations are applied.

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #1OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages.
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch (opens in a new tab)
DOM-Based XSS (opens in a new tab)
Reflected XSS (opens in a new tab)
Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

georgyg.com/home/froala-wysiwyg-editor---xss-cve-2024-51434/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 28 Feb 2026, 02:58 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-79

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