Vulnerability · Published Nov 7, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-61261
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in the ckeditor package (Ubuntu). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CKeditor v46.1.0 & Angular v18.0.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser via injecting a crafted payload.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ckeditor | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ckeditor3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ckeditor3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ldap-account-manager | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ldap-account-manager | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ldap-account-manager | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ldap-account-manager | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61261 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N