#VU78394 Cross-site scripting in CKEditor - CVE-2023-28439 

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#VU78394 Cross-site scripting in CKEditor - CVE-2023-28439

Published: July 19, 2023 / Updated: September 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78394
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28439
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CKEditor
Software vendor:
CKSource

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the Iframe Dialog and Media Embed packages. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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