CVE-2022-48110

CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: 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).

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html	Vendor Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170927/CKSource-CKEditor5-35.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Broken Link
https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html	Vendor Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170927/CKSource-CKEditor5-35.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:35.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-02-13 20:15

Updated : 2025-03-24 13:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-48110

Mitre link : CVE-2022-48110

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-48110

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ckeditor

ckeditor

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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