GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-wh5w-82f3-wrxh CKEditor cross-site scripting vulnerability in AJAX sample
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2023-4771
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- ckeditor4
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2024-02-07
Affected packages
• npm ckeditor4: < 4.24.0-lts → fixed in 4.24.0-lts
Description
Affected packages
The vulnerability has been discovered in the AJAX sample available at the `samples/old/ajax.html` file location. All integrators that use that sample in the production code can be affected.
Impact
A potential vulnerability has been discovered in one of CKEditor's 4 samples that are shipped with production code. The vulnerability allowed to execute JavaScript code by abusing the AJAX sample. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts where `samples/old/ajax.html` is used in a production environment.
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.24.0-lts.
For more information
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
Acknowledgements
The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank Rafael Pedrero and INCIBE (original report) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2023-4771 A Cross-Site scripting vulnerability has been found in CKSource CKEditor affecting versions 4.15.1 and earlier. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-wh5w-82f3-wrxh web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4771 advisory
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4 package
- https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor web