CKEditor < 5.35.0.1 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114424

Synopsis

CKEditor < 5.35.0.1 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the CKEditor application running on the remote host is prior to 5.35.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a Cross-Site-Scripting after fulfilling special conditions.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to CKEditor version 5.35.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/updating/guides/update-to-35.html#update-to-ckeditor-5-v3510

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 114424

Type: remote

Published: 9/9/2024

Updated: 9/9/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31175

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31175