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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-9861
CKEditor Enhanced Image Plugin Remote XSS Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enhanced Image (aka image2) plugin for CKEditor (in versions 4.5.10 through 4.9.1; fixed in 4.9.2), as used in Drupal 8 before 8.4.7 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted IMG element.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 18, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9861 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Drupal drupal
1 Ckeditor enhanced_image
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-9861.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103924
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor-dev/blob/master/CHANGES.md Release Notes
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-003 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9861 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103924 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor-dev/blob/master/CHANGES.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor-dev/blob/master/CHANGES.md Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-003 No Types Assigned https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-003 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:enhanced_image:*:*:*:*:*:ckeditor:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.10 up to (excluding) 4.9.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.4.7 *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.10%

score

0.57993

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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