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SunEditor: Critical XSS vulnerability - sanitizer bypass

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

## Summary SUNEDITOR `v2.47.10` appears to allow JavaScript execution through crafted namespaced HTML elements. The sanitization logic does not fully remove executable event-handler attributes from certain custom/namespaced tags. As a result, an attacker may be able to inject HTML content that executes JavaScript when the rendered element is interacted with. This behavior was observed after the changes introduced in this commit: https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/commit/9ed405fb0de676e56cd0e6a13c19c103ad5948d3 --- ## Affected Version Confirmed vulnerable: * SUNEDITOR =< `2.47.10` Potentially affected: * Previous versions, if the same sanitization logic is still present --- ## Proof of Concept The following payload preserves an executable event handler: ```html click ``` Simplified PoC: ```html click ``` ```html 📎 Click here for solutions ``` --- ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Open SUNEDITOR using version `2.47.10`. 2. Insert the payload above into the editor. 3. Save or render the generated content. 4. Click the generated element. 5. Observe that JavaScript is executed. --- ## Impact This may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript into rendered editor content. Depending on how SUNEDITOR is integrated into an application, this could lead to: * Stored XSS * DOM manipulation * Session theft * Credential theft * Account takeover actions performed in the victim’s browser context --- ## Technical Details The issue appears to be related to incomplete handling of namespaced/c

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GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4

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Security context

Source reference: osv:GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4

suneditor

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
2.47.11

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "2.47.11"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "suneditor",
      "purl": "pkg:npm/suneditor",
      "ecosystem": "npm"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4/GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4.json",
      "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 2.47.10"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-59167

Source reference: /aliases

Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /database_specific/severity

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