CVE-2023-43263

Exp

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Froala Editor v.4.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Markdown component.

Published: 2023-09-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-43263 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-43263

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-43263

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 2026-03-04 0.52% 0.96% +0.43%
2 2026-03-01 0.96% 0.52% -0.43%
3 2026-02-04 — 0.96% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-43263

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 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: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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-43263

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-43263

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
froala froala_editor 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:froala:froala_editor:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-43263

URL Tags
https://github.com/b0marek/CVE-2023-43263 Exploit Product Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXipo_q7tM Exploit
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