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SCEditor has DOM XSS via emoticon URL/HTML injection

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 6, 2026 in samclarke/SCEditor • Updated Feb 6, 2026

Package

npm sceditor (npm)

Affected versions

<= 3.2.0

Patched versions

3.2.1

Description

If an attacker has the ability control configuration options passed to sceditor.create(), like emoticons, charset, etc. then it's possible for them to trigger an XSS attack due to lack of sanitisation of configuration options.

Proof of concept:

sceditor.create(textarea, {
  emoticons: {
    dropdown: { ':)': { url: 'x" onerror="window.__xss = true' } }
  }
});

References

@samclarke samclarke published to samclarke/SCEditor Feb 6, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 6, 2026
Reviewed Feb 6, 2026
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 6, 2026
Last updated Feb 6, 2026

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(2nd percentile)

Weaknesses

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

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-25581

GHSA ID

GHSA-25fq-6qgg-qpj8

Source code

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