XSS in Ckeditor
CVE-2020-9281
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor for CKEditor 4.0 before 4.14 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted "protected" comment (with the cke_protected syntax).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.043 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ckeditor
- Drupal
- Oracle Agile_plm — versions 9.3.5, 9.3.6
- Oracle Application_express
- Oracle Banking_enterprise_default_management — versions 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1
- Oracle Banking_enterprise_default_managment
- Oracle Jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools
- Oracle Peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools — versions 8.56, 8.57, 8.58
- Oracle Siebel_apps_-_customer_order_management
- Oracle Webcenter_portal — versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9281?
- CVE-2020-9281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9281?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9281 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.