ghsa-mw2c-vx6j-mg76
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-02-07 17:31
Modified
2024-03-01 15:00
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
CKEditor4 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in samples with enabled the preview feature
Details

Affected packages

The vulnerability has been discovered in the samples that use the preview feature:

  • samples/old/**/*.html
  • plugins/[plugin name]/samples/**/*.html

All integrators that use these samples 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 misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples 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 security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.

Acknowledgements

The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank Marcin Wyczechowski & Michał Majchrowicz AFINE Team for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.

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  "affected": [
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        "name": "ckeditor4"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-24816"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-07T17:31:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-07T17:15:11Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Affected packages\nThe vulnerability has been discovered in the samples that use the [preview](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview) feature:\n\n* `samples/old/**/*.html`\n* `plugins/[plugin name]/samples/**/*.html`\n\nAll integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected.\n\n### Impact\n\nA potential vulnerability has been discovered in one of CKEditor\u0027s 4 samples that are shipped with production code. The vulnerability allowed to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured [preview feature](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview). It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version \u003c 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment.\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.24.0-lts.\n\n### For more information\nEmail us at [security@cksource.com](mailto:security@cksource.com) if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.\n\n### Acknowledgements\nThe CKEditor 4 team would like to thank [Marcin Wyczechowski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcin-wyczechowski-0a823795/) \u0026 [Micha\u0142 Majchrowicz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/micha%C5%82-majchrowicz-mwsc/) [AFINE Team](https://afine.com/) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76",
  "modified": "2024-03-01T15:00:32Z",
  "published": "2024-02-07T17:31:34Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24816"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "CKEditor4 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in samples with enabled the preview feature"
}


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