ckeditor/ckeditor4 · Security
CKEditor4 low-risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability linked to potential domain takeover
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-43411
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS v4
- 4.8 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Description
Affected Packages
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.
Impact
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. Although the vulnerability is purely hypothetical, we have addressed it in CKEditor 4.25.0-lts to ensure compliance with security best practices.
Patches
The issue has been recognized and patched. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts.
For More Information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected].
CWEs
- CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')