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CVE-2020-27193: Cross-site Scripting

November 12, 2020 (updated December 2, 2021)

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEdit allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.

References

  • ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released/
  • ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1
  • ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27193

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Affected versions

Version 4.15.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.15.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.15.1 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/ckeditor4/CVE-2020-27193.yml

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