What is CVE-2011-4972?

CVE-2011-4972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2011-4972?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ckeditor

CVE-2011-4972

hook_file_download in the CKEditor module 7.x-1.4 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to private files, which allows remote attackers to read private files via a direct request.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ckeditor — versions 7.x-1.4
Cksource Ckeditor Drupal Module — versions 7.x-1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4972?: CVE-2011-4972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2011-4972?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.