CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-28439
6.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-03-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
Description
CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered affecting Iframe Dialog and Media Embed packages. The vulnerability may trigger a JavaScript code after fulfilling special conditions: using one of the affected packages on a web page with missing proper Content Security Policy configuration; initializing the editor on an element and using an element other than `<textarea>` as a base; and destroying the editor instance. This vulnerability might affect a small percentage of integrators that depend on dynamic editor initialization/destroy mechanism.
A fix is available in CKEditor4 version 4.21.0. In some rare cases, a security fix may be considered a breaking change. Starting from version 4.21.0, the Iframe Dialog plugin applies the `sandbox` attribute by default, which restricts JavaScript code execution in the iframe element. To change this behavior, configure the `config.iframe_attributes` option. Also starting from version 4.21.0, the Media Embed plugin regenerates the entire content of the embed widget by default. To change this behavior, configure the `config.embed_keepOriginalContent` option. Those who choose to enable either of the more permissive options or who cannot upgrade to a patched version should properly configure Content Security Policy to avoid any potential security issues that may arise from embedding iframe elements on their web page.
Affected configurations
• ckeditor ckeditor (>= 4.0 < 4.21.0)
• fedoraproject fedora 37
• fedoraproject fedora 38
• fedoraproject fedora 39
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/embed Product
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/iframe Product
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-vh5c-xwqv-cv9g Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GWKG2VCPJNETVCDTXU4X6FQ2PO6XCNGN/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L4ODGOW6PYVOXHQSMWJBOCE6DXWAI33W/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VCYKD3JZWWA3ESOZG4PHJJEXT4EYIUIQ/ Mailing List
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/embed Product
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/iframe Product
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-vh5c-xwqv-cv9g Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GWKG2VCPJNETVCDTXU4X6FQ2PO6XCNGN/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L4ODGOW6PYVOXHQSMWJBOCE6DXWAI33W/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VCYKD3JZWWA3ESOZG4PHJJEXT4EYIUIQ/ Mailing List