CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A theoretical vulnerability has been identified in CKEditor 4.22 (and above). In a highly unlikely scenario where an attacker gains control over the https://cke4.ckeditor.com domain, they could potentially execute an attack on CKEditor 4 instances. The issue impacts only editor instances with enabled version notifications. Please note that this feature is disabled by default in all CKEditor 4 LTS versions. Therefore, if you use CKEditor 4 LTS, it is highly unlikely that you are affected by this vulnerability. If you are unsure, please contact us. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts.
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EUVD-2024-2518 | CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A theoretical vulnerability has been identified in CKEditor 4.22 (and above). In a highly unlikely scenario where an attacker gains control over the https://cke4.ckeditor.com domain, they could potentially execute an attack on CKEditor 4 instances. The issue impacts only editor instances with enabled version notifications. Please note that this feature is disabled by default in all CKEditor 4 LTS versions. Therefore, if you use CKEditor 4 LTS, it is highly unlikely that you are affected by this vulnerability. If you are unsure, please contact us. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j | CKEditor4 low-risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability linked to potential domain takeover |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7258-1 | CKEditor vulnerabilities |
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A theoretical vulnerability has been identified in CKEditor 4.22 (and above). In a highly unlikely scenario where an attacker gains control over the https://cke4.ckeditor.com domain, they could potentially execute an attack on CKEditor 4 instances. The issue impacts only editor instances with enabled version notifications. Please note that this feature is disabled by default in all CKEditor 4 LTS versions. Therefore, if you use CKEditor 4 LTS, it is highly unlikely that you are affected by this vulnerability. If you are unsure, please contact us. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts. | |
| Title | CKEditor4 has a low risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability from domain takeover | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-22T13:51:02.904Z
Reserved: 2024-08-12T18:02:04.967Z
Link: CVE-2024-43411
Updated: 2024-08-22T13:50:58.562Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-08-21T16:15:08.570
Modified: 2024-08-21T17:25:08.560
Link: CVE-2024-43411
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