CVE-2024-43411

Aug. 21, 2024, 5:25 p.m.

CVSS Score

3.1 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

CKEditor 4

  • 4.22 - 4.24.0-lts

Description

CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. 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. 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. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
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.

CWE ID: 79

Date

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 21, 2024, 5:25 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
3.1
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
2.5
Base Severity
LOW
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References