CVE-2026-59167

critical

Description

SunEditor is a lightweight and powerful WYSIWYG editor in vanilla JavaScript with no dependencies. Prior to 2.47.11, the sanitizer in src/lib/core.js does not consistently reject namespaced or custom HTML elements, allowing event-handler attributes to remain on crafted elements. When an application renders attacker-controlled editor content and a user interacts with the element, the retained handler can execute script in the application's browser origin, enabling stored cross-site scripting, data exposure, or unauthorized browser-context actions. This issue is fixed in version 2.47.11.

References

https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/security/advisories/GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4

https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/releases/tag/2.47.11

https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/issues/1646

https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/commit/a94ace269c7102bfb6de58a27a6547bc4eb09045

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-09-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00393