Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-37905
- Ckeditor-wordcount-plugin Project » Ckeditor-wordcount-plugin » For Node.jsVersions before (<) 1.17.12cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor-wordcount-plugin_project:ckeditor-wordcount-plugin:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-37905
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-37905
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-37905
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-37905
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https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/0f03b3e5b7c1409998a13aba3a95396e6fa349d8
[FIXED] xss issue · w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin@0f03b3e · GitHubPatch
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https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-m8fw-p3cr-6jqc
Cross-Site Scripting in CKEditor4 WordCount Plugin · Advisory · TYPO3/typo3 · GitHub
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https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/a4b154bdf35b3465320136fcb078f196b437c2f1
[FIXED] xss issue · w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin@a4b154b · GitHubPatch
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https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
XSS in Source Mode of Editor · Advisory · w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin · GitHubVendor Advisory
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https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2023-004
TYPO3-CORE-SA-2023-004: Cross-Site Scripting in CKEditor4 WordCount Plugin
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