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CVE-2023-37905: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

July 21, 2023 (updated September 15, 2023)

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.

References

  • github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/0f03b3e5b7c1409998a13aba3a95396e6fa349d8
  • github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/a4b154bdf35b3465320136fcb078f196b437c2f1
  • github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37905

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.17.12

Fixed versions

  • 1.17.12

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.17.12 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/ckeditor-wordcount-plugin/CVE-2023-37905.yml

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