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HistoryFeb 14, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CKEditor 5 <= 35.4.0 XSS Vulnerability

2023-02-1400:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
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cross-site scripting
ckeditor 5
vulnerability
mitigation
greenbone networks gmbh

6.1 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

37.2%

CKEditor 5 is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:ckeditor:ckeditor";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126341");
  script_version("2023-10-12T05:05:32+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-12 05:05:32 +0000 (Thu, 12 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-02-14 10:00:19 +0000 (Tue, 14 Feb 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-02-23 19:51:00 +0000 (Thu, 23 Feb 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-48110");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");

  script_name("CKEditor 5 <= 35.4.0 XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("sw_ckeditor_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ckeditor/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"CKEditor 5 is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured
  CKEditor5 widget.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"CKEditor 5 version 35.4.0. and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability.
  The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is
  adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their
  use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g. config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is
  false).");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "35.4.0")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version:"See advisory", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

6.1 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

37.2%