GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-v6mg-96c6-gmpq CKEditor: Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the engine package
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-116687
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- ckeditor5, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-27
Affected packages
• npm ckeditor5: >= 29.0.0, < 47.7.4 → fixed in 47.7.4
• npm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine: >= 29.0.0, < 47.7.4 → fixed in 47.7.4
• npm ckeditor5: >= 48.0.0, < 48.5.1 → fixed in 48.5.1
• npm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine: >= 48.0.0, < 48.5.1 → fixed in 48.5.1
Description
Impact
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the CKEditor 5 engine. This vulnerability could be triggered by inserting specially crafted markup under a specific General HTML Support configuration that allows inserting objects, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution in a browser context isolated from the origin of the application embedding the editor.
This vulnerability affects only installations where General HTML Support is enabled and configured to allow the affected HTML content.
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version `48.5.1` (and above) and `47.7.4` (LTS).
For more information
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Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-116687 CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-v6mg-96c6-gmpq web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/4d9c5bb34f63cd956d15ccafbe584e14280c86a0 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/a750e38635db6a18c5b11599c09f4fd702850423 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5 package
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v47.7.4 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v48.5.1 web