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CKEditor 4.0 < 4.16.1 XSS Vulnerability - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
CKEditor is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
An XSS vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor in CKEditor allows remote attackers to inject executable JavaScript code through a crafted comment because --!> is mishandled.
Affected Software
Affected Software
CKEditor version 4.0 through 4.16.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 4.16.1 or later