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: [
      {
         package: {
            ecosystem: "npm",
            name: "ckeditor4",
         },
         ranges: [
            {
               events: [
                  {
                     introduced: "0",
                  },
                  {
                     fixed: "4.24.0-lts",
                  },
               ],
               type: "ECOSYSTEM",
            },
         ],
      },
   ],
   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's 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 < 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/) & [Michał 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: [
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76",
      },
      {
         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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