# CVE-2020-26523: Froala WYSIWYG Editor XSS Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-26523-froala-wysiwyg-editor-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-26523 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Froala WYSIWYG Editor XSS Vulnerability

Technologies: [froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/froala-wysiwyg-editor). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-26523 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-26523 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-26523?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-26523?** Yes. froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-26523?** Check whether you run froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require froala/wysiwyg-editor:^3.2.2
  ```


## Affected products

- froala/wysiwyg-editor (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-26523
- GHSA-qrhq-x7xh-2784

## Related threats

- [Froala WYSIWYG editor XSS in tag parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-51434-froala-wysiwyg-editor-xss-in-tag-parsing)
- [Froala Editor cross-site scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41592-froala-editor-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [Cross-site Scripting in Froala WYSIWYG Editor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-28114-cross-site-scripting-in-froala-wysiwyg-editor)