Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting fckeditor package, versions <1:2.6.6-1squeeze1build0.12.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.2% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FCKEDITOR-265722
  • published12 Jul 2012
  • disclosed12 Jul 2012

Introduced: 12 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-4000  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 fckeditor to version 1:2.6.6-1squeeze1build0.12.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fckeditor package and not the fckeditor package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_textinputs_var function in editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php in FCKeditor 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via textinputs array parameters.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1