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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-48110
CKSource CKEditor 5 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false).

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-48110 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 Ckeditor ckeditor
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-48110 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html
    Added Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170927/CKSource-CKEditor5-35.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2024

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

    May. 17, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 11, 2024

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

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false). CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false).
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html No Types Assigned https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170927/CKSource-CKEditor5-35.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170927/CKSource-CKEditor5-35.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:35.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CKSource CKEditor5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. ** DISPUTED ** CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false).
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.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.42053

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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