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CVE-2020-27193

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML ...

Published: Nov 12, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 20.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in CKEditor4

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
agile plmOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
application expressOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
banking party managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
banking platformOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
commerce merchandisingOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
financial services analytical applications infrastructureOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
jd edwards enterpriseone toolsOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
npm
package-ecosystem
ckeditor4
OSS Libraries
ckeditor
oss-projectaka ckeditor5, ckeditor4
ckeditorLibraryLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
The CKEditor Team
oss-projectaka ckeditor
CKEditorLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27193
nvd.nist.gov
https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released
ckeditor.com
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1
ckeditor.com
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