Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU31182

Cross-site scripting in CKEditor - CVE-2018-17960

Published: November 14, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31182

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17960

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: CKSource

Affected software:
CKEditor

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

CKEditor 4.x before 4.11.0 allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.

Install update from vendor's website.