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CKEditor < 4.25.0-LTS Multiples Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114425

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Synopsis

CKEditor < 4.25.0-LTS Multiples Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the CKEditor application running on the remote host is prior to 4.25.0-LTS or 4.22.x prior to 4.25.0-LTS. It is, therefore, affected by multiples Cross-Site-Scripting :

- In CKEditor 4 Code Snippet GeSHi plugin. The vulnerability allowed a reflected XSS attack by exploiting a flaw in the GeSHi syntax highlighter library hosted by the victim. - 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.

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 4.25.0-LTS or later.

See Also

https://ckeditor.com/blog/ckeditor-version-4250-lts-released-with-security-patches/

https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.25.0-LTS

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 114425

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: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43407

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43407

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43407, CVE-2024-43411