CVE-2023-4771 (GCVE-0-2023-4771)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-16 14:08 – Updated: 2024-10-01 14:50
VLAI
Title
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in CKSource CKEditor
Summary
A Cross-Site scripting vulnerability has been found in CKSource CKEditor affecting versions 4.15.1 and earlier. An attacker could send malicious javascript code through the /ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html file and retrieve an authorized user's information.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-01 14:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
CKSource CKEditor Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.15.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2023-11-16 11:00
Credits
Rafael Pedrero
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