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Froala Editor before 3.2.2 allows XSS via pasted content.
NVD Status： Modified ，CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2020-26523
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-26523 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%).Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-26523
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2025-03-30
0.32%
0.36%
+0.04%
2
2025-03-29
0.36%
0.32%
-0.04%
3
2025-03-17
—
0.36%
—
Full EPSS history
(8 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-26523
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
6.1
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8
2.7
[email protected]
4.3
2.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6
2.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-26523
GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-26523
GHSA-qrhq-x7xh-2784 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer
— Froala WYSIWYG Editor XSS Vulnerability
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-26523
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
froala
froala_editor
< 3.2.2
cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2020-26523
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