CVE-2026-25581
SCEditor affected by DOM XSS via emoticon URL/HTML injection
Description
SCEditor is a lightweight WYSIWYG BBCode and XHTML editor. Prior to 3.2.1, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 19, 2026, 5:23 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update SCEditor to version 3.2.1 or later.
- Sanitize all configuration options passed to sceditor.create().
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-25581.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/commit/5733aed4f0e257cb78e1ba191715fc458cbd473d | Patch |
| https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/security/advisories/GHSA-25fq-6qgg-qpj8 | ExploitVendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sceditor:sceditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.1 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/commit/5733aed4f0e257cb78e1ba191715fc458cbd473d Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/security/advisories/GHSA-25fq-6qgg-qpj8 Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description SCEditor is a lightweight WYSIWYG BBCode and XHTML editor. Prior to 3.2.1, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/commit/5733aed4f0e257cb78e1ba191715fc458cbd473d Added Reference https://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/security/advisories/GHSA-25fq-6qgg-qpj8