CVE-2023-4771

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in CKSource CKEditor

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Published Nov 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Cross-Site scripting vulnerability has been found in CKSource CKEditor affecting versions 4.15.1 and earlier. An attacker could send malicious javascript code through the /ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html file and retrieve an authorized user's information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

CKSource

CKEditor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 4.15.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-wh5w-82f3-wrxh	CKEditor cross-site scripting vulnerability in AJAX sample

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.878% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor

History

Oct 1, 2024 3:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cksource Ckeditor

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 2:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: INCIBE
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 2:08 PM
Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 2:50 PM
Reserved: Sep 5, 2023, 11:47 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:38 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:38 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

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