Ckeditor For Wordpress: Cross-site scripting
Ckeditor For Wordpress is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Ckeditor For Wordpress
- Plugin slug
ckeditor-for-wordpress- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 27, 2019
This CVE was published Aug 27, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Ckeditor For Wordpress to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The ckeditor-for-wordpress plugin before 4.5.3.1 for WordPress has reflected XSS in the "built-in (old)" file browser.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N