Enhanced Image Plugin up to 4.9.1 on CKeditor IMG Element cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Enhanced Image Plugin up to 4.9.1 on CKeditor. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation as part of IMG Element causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9861. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Enhanced Image Plugin up to 4.9.1 on CKeditor and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a IMG Element 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 Enhanced Image (aka image2) plugin for CKEditor (in versions 4.5.10 through 4.9.1; fixed in 4.9.2), as used in Drupal 8 before 8.4.7 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted IMG element.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2018. The weakness was released 04/19/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9861 since 04/09/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109705 (Fedora 27 : drupal8 (2018-1ba93b3144) (Drupalgeddon 2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277704 (Fedora Security Update for ckeditor (FEDORA-2019-ae7f274d24)).

Upgrading to version 4.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109705). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-126823. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Not Affected

  • Enhanced Image Plugin up to 4.5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109705
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : drupal8 (2018-1ba93b3144) (Drupalgeddon 2)
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OpenVAS ID: 56939
OpenVAS Name: Drupal Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability(SA-CORE-2018-003)-Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enhanced Image Plugin 4.9.2

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04/09/2018 🔍
04/18/2018 +9 days 🔍
04/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2018 +2 days 🔍
05/10/2018 +19 days 🔍
05/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/03/2023 +1757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-1ba93b3144
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-9861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116941
SecurityFocus: 103924

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2018 16:13
Updated: 03/03/2023 16:16
Changes: 04/21/2018 16:13 (75), 04/28/2020 17:11 (3), 03/03/2023 16:09 (4), 03/03/2023 16:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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