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CVE-2020-9281

Published: Mar 7, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 9.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor for CKEditor 4.0 before 4.14 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted "protected" comment (with the cke_protected syntax).

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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
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsOn-prem
Databases / itsm-monitoring
WebCenter PortalOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Oracle Agile PLMOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
Siebel CRMOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / crm
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ToolsOn-premDatabase
Databases / db-tooling
agile plmOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
application expressOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
siebel apps - customer order managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / crm
npm
package-ecosystem
ckeditor4
OSS Libraries
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The CKEditor Team
oss-projectaka ckeditor
CKEditorLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ckeditor
oss-projectaka ckeditor5, ckeditor4
ckeditorLibraryLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OJ4BSS3VEAEXPNSOOUAXX6RDNECGZNO/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M4HHYQ6N452XTCIROFMJOTYEUWSB6FR4/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L322YA73LCV3TO7ORY45WQDAFJVNKXBE/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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