Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting ckeditor package, versions <4.11.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CKEDITOR-272660
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed14 Nov 2018

Introduced: 14 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-17960  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable ckeditor to version 4.11.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ckeditor package and not the ckeditor package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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