CKEditor 4.4.0/4.4.1/4.4.2 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in CKEditor 4.4.0/4.4.1/4.4.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Preview plugin before 4.4.3 in CKEditor allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 08/07/2014 by Mario Heiderich with Cure53 (Website). The advisory is shared at ckeditor.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-5191 since 08/07/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76943 (CKEditor Preview Plugin Unspecified XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 4.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95197) and Tenable (76943).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 76943
Nessus Name: CKEditor Preview Plugin Unspecified XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CKEditor 4.4.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ckeditor.com
Researcher: Mario Heiderich
Organization: Cure53
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-5191 (🔍)
X-Force: 95197
Vulnerability Center: 45865 - CKEditor Before 4.4.3 Preview Plugin XSS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69161 - CKEditor Preview Plugin CVE-2014-5191 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 60036 - CKEditor Preview Plugin Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/26/2022 15:29
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (61), 06/04/2017 10:55 (8), 03/26/2022 15:29 (3)
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