CVE-2018-17960 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CKEditor 4.x before 4.11.0 allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.

Published: 2018-11-14

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0752	CKEditor 4.x before 4.11.0 allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.
Github GHSA	GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3	Ckeditor XSS Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01954.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109205
https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released/
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

History

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Subscriptions

Ckeditor Ckeditor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-11-14T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:01:14.714Z

Reserved: 2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17960

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-14T20:29:00.433

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:46:36.367

Link: CVE-2018-17960

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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