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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-24816
CKEditor Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Preview Feature
Description

CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability vulnerability has been discovered in versions prior to 4.24.0-lts in samples that use the `preview` feature. All integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 15, 2024, 5:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-24816 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-2024-24816 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

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-24816.

URL Resource
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview Product
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb Patch
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76 Vendor 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).

CKEditor 4 < 4.24.0-lts - XSS vulnerability in samples that use the "preview" feature.

Updated: 6 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2024, 10:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVEs, conference materials, research.

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 28, 2020, 11:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 83 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

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-2024-24816 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-24816 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]

    Feb. 15, 2024

    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/cke4/addon/preview No Types Assigned https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.24.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability vulnerability has been discovered in versions prior to 4.24.0-lts in samples that use the `preview` feature. All integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/8ed1a3c93d0ae5f49f4ecff5738ab8a2972194cb [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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.

0.05 }} 0.01%

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0.17679

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