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Ckeditor Wordcount Plugin CVE-2023-37905

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-07-21 security-advisories@github.com
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jul 21, 2023 - 20:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. It has been discovered that the ckeditor-wordcount-plugin plugin for CKEditor4 is susceptible to cross-site scripting when switching to the source code mode. This issue has been addressed in version 1.17.12 of the ckeditor-wordcount-plugin plugin and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. It has been discovered that the ckeditor-wordcount-plugin plugin for CKEditor4 is susceptible to cross-site scripting when switching to the source code mode. This issue has been addressed in version 1.17.12 of the ckeditor-wordcount-plugin plugin and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin Project Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin. Version information: version 1.17.12.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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