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GHSA-x9gp-vjh6-3wv6
No affected components available
Impact
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the CKEditor 5 clipboard package. This vulnerability could be triggered by a specific user action, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the attacker managed to insert a malicious content into the editor, which might happen with a very specific editor configuration.
This vulnerability affects only installations where the editor configuration meets one of the following criteria:
- HTML embed plugin is enabled
- Custom plugin introducing editable element which implements view
RawElementis enabled
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 46.0.3 (and above), and explicitly in version 45.2.2.
For more information
Email us at security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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