6.1

CVE-2023-4771: cksource ckeditor Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-4771DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4771GHSA-wh5w-82f3-wrxh
Published 16-11-2023Last modified 01-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-4771 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in cksource ckeditor. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Cross-Site scripting vulnerability has been found in CKSource CKEditor affecting versions 4.15.1 and earlier. An attacker could send malicious javascript code through the /ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html file and retrieve an authorized user's information.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.88% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • ckeditorAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • ckeditor3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • ldap-account-managerAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • request-tracker4All versions (No fix recorded)
Cksource1 product
Debian1 product
  • ckeditorAll versions (No fix recorded)
Npm1 product
  • ckeditor4< 4.24.0-lts

4 vendors · 7 products

References

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