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CVE-2024-24816

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in samples with enabled the preview feature

Published: Feb 7, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 26.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability vulnerability has been discovered in versions prior to 4.24.0-lts in samples that use the `preview` feature. All integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.

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

ckeditor4ckeditor
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ckeditor4npmOSS Libraries
CKEditorThe CKEditor Team
Library
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ckeditorckeditor
LibraryLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ckeditoross-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ckeditor, ckeditor4, ckeditor5
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
the ckeditor teamoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ckeditor

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76
github.com
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb
github.com
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview
ckeditor.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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