Description
SunEditor before 3.4.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in ModalAnchorEditor's #createBookmarkList, which inserts entity-decoded h1-h6 header textContent into the bookmark list via innerHTML without escaping. Attackers can store HTML-encoded payloads in editor headers that execute JavaScript when a victim opens the link modal and types # in the URL input.
Published: 2026-11-08
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description SunEditor before 3.4.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in ModalAnchorEditor's #createBookmarkList, which inserts entity-decoded h1-h6 header textContent into the bookmark list via innerHTML without escaping. Attackers can store HTML-encoded payloads in editor headers that execute JavaScript when a victim opens the link modal and types # in the URL input.
Title SunEditor before 3.4.0 Stored XSS via Link Modal Bookmark List
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T13:16:08.514Z

Reserved: 2026-11-08T02:21:16.290Z

Link: CVE-2026-124492

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T14:18:18.980

Modified: 2026-11-08T14:18:18.980

Link: CVE-2026-124492

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')