CVE-2024-45400 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-45400: CKEditor Open Link plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Vendor Mlewand
Product ckeditor-plugin-openlink
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 5, 2024
Last update September 6, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ckeditor-plugin-openlink is a plugin for the CKEditor JavaScript text editor that extends the context menu with a possibility to open a link in a new tab. A vulnerability in versions of the plugin prior to 1.0.7 allowed a user to execute JavaScript code by abusing the link href attribute. The fix is available starting with version 1.0.7.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2024 CVE published
September 6, 2024 Record updated