Vulnerability · Published Nov 12, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-27193
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the ckeditor4 package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ckeditor4 | 4.15.1 | GHSA-4m44-5j2g-xf64 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC