What is GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j?

GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. CKEditor4 low-risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability linked to potential domain takeover

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j cover?

GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2024-43411. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j?

GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j?

GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58j affects 1 product, including: npm/ckeditor4:\u003e= 4.22.0, \u003c 4.25.0.

GHSA-6v96-m24v-f58jMediumCVSS 3.1

CKEditor4 low-risk cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability linked to potential domain takeover

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 21, 2024

Last Modified

November 18, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-43411 →

📋 Description

Affected Packages

The issue impacts only editor instances with enabled version notifications.

Please note that this feature is disabled by default in all CKEditor 4 LTS versions. Therefore, if you use CKEditor 4 LTS, it is highly unlikely that you are affected by this vulnerability. If you are unsure, please contact us.

Impact

A theoretical vulnerability has been identified in CKEditor 4.22 (and above). In a highly unlikely scenario where an attacker gains control over the https://cke4.ckeditor.com domain, they could potentially execute an attack on CKEditor 4 instances. Although the vulnerability is purely hypothetical, we have addressed it in CKEditor 4.25.0-lts to ensure compliance with security best practices.

Patches

The issue has been recognized and patched. The fix is available in version 4.25.0-lts.

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected].

🎯 Affected products1

npm/ckeditor4:>= 4.22.0, < 4.25.0