GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/08/GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j/GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j
- Aliases
- Published
- 2024-08-21T18:31:00Z
- Modified
- 2024-11-18T16:27:06Z
- Severity
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- 3.1 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
- 4.8 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- CKEditor4 low-risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability linked to potential domain takeover
- Details
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Affected Packages
The issue impacts only editor instances with enabled version notifications.
Please note that this feature is disabled by default in all CKEditor 4 LTS versions. Therefore, if you use CKEditor 4 LTS, it is highly unlikely that you are affected by this vulnerability. If you are unsure, please contact us.
Impact
A theoretical vulnerability has been identified in CKEditor 4.22 (and above). In a highly unlikely scenario where an attacker gains control over the https://cke4.ckeditor.com domain, they could potentially execute an attack on CKEditor 4 instances. Although the vulnerability is purely hypothetical, we have addressed it in CKEditor 4.25.0-lts to ensure compliance with security best practices.
Patches
The issue has been recognized and patched. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts.
For More Information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at security@cksource.com.
- Database specific
{ "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-21T16:15:08Z", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-79" ], "severity": "MODERATE", "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2024-08-21T18:31:00Z" }- References
Affected packages
npm / ckeditor4
Package
- Name
- ckeditor4
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/ckeditor4