XSS in Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin Project
CVE-2023-37905
ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. It has been discovered that the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin for CKEditor4 is susceptible to cross-site scripting when switching to the source code mode. This issue has been addressed in version 1.17.12 of the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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: 0.006 (44.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin Project
- TYPO3 Cms-Rte-Ckeditor — versions >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.39, >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.30
- W8tcha Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin — versions < 1.17.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w4-w667-… (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/0f03b3e5b7c1409998a13aba3a95… (Patch)
- github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/a4b154bdf35b3465320136fcb078… (Patch)
- github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-m8fw-p3cr-6jqc
- typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2023-004
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-37905?
- CVE-2023-37905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor-Wordcount-Plugin Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-37905?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.