#VU23443 Cross-site scripting in SCEditor


Published: 2019-12-06 | Updated: 2021-02-25

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23443

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19466

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SCEditor
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Sam Clarke

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "Insert image" feature in "/src/lib/defaultCommands.js". A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SCEditor: 2.1.3


External links
http://edricteo.com/sceditor-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2.1.3/
http://www.sceditor.com/tags/releases/
http://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/commit/7fd14aecc6f0c68f1e8bb98b12f6f0da769c671a
http://github.com/samclarke/SCEditor/releases/tag/v3.0.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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