CVE-2023-42371

Exp

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Summernote Rich Text Editor v.0.8.18 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the insert link function in the editor component.

Published: 2023-09-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-42371 is rated Exploit Available (57.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-42371

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42371

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.31% 0.38% +0.07%
2 2025-11-18 0.38% 0.31% -0.07%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.38% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42371

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42371

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42371

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
summernote rich_text_editor <= 0.8.18 cpe:2.3:a:summernote:rich_text_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42371

URL Tags
https://hacker.soarescorp.com/cve/2023-42371/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://summernote.org/ Product
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