XSS in Ckeditor
CVE-2020-27193
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ckeditor — versions 4.15.0
- Oracle Agile Plm — versions 9.3.5, 9.3.6
- Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management — versions 9.3.5, 9.3.6
- Oracle Application Express
- Oracle Banking Party Management — versions 2.7.0
- Oracle Banking Platform — versions 2.4.0, 2.7.0, 2.7.1
- Oracle Commerce Merchandising — versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0
- Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure — versions 8.1.0, 8.1.1
- Oracle Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools
- Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools — versions 8.56, 8.57, 8.58
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27193?
- CVE-2020-27193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27193?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27193 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.