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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-4771
CKSource CKEditor Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2023, 7:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4771 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4771 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
1 Cksource ckeditor
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-2023-4771.

URL Resource
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

This is a list of artifacts from the GitHub Advisory Database where the corresponding JSON files are missing CVE identifiers, despite the fact that these artifacts are listed in the NVD (National Vulnerability Database). I cross-referenced the data, retrieved the missing CVEs, and compiled everything into a list.

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 1, 2024, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 99 different CVEs too.

CVE-2023-4771 PoC CKEditor 4 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AJAX sample

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 10, 2024, 8:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-4771 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4771 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 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://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor No Types Assigned https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 4.15.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE) https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-cksource-ckeditor [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE) CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-4771 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-4771 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

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0.28786

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