A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CKeditor FCKeditor 2.6.10. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument textinputs[] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php in FCKeditor before 2.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an array key in the textinputs[] parameter, a different issue than CVE-2012-4000.

The weakness was shared 06/11/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at ckeditor.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4037 since 06/11/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93936) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45716†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• FCKeditor

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• 2.6.10

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