CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:103924

CVE-2018-9861 |

Info

CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 103924
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-9861
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 17 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 18 2019 11:00AM
Credit: Kyaw Min Thein.
Vulnerable: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.57
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.56
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55
Drupal Drupal 8.5.1
Drupal Drupal 8.5
Drupal Drupal 8.4.6
Drupal Drupal 8.4.5
Drupal Drupal 8.4.4
Drupal Drupal 8.4.3
Drupal Drupal 8.4.2
Drupal Drupal 8.4.1
Drupal Drupal 8.4
Drupal Drupal 8.3.9
Drupal Drupal 8.3.8
Drupal Drupal 8.3.7
Drupal Drupal 8.3.6
Drupal Drupal 8.3.5
Drupal Drupal 8.3.4
Drupal Drupal 8.3.3
Drupal Drupal 8.3.2
Drupal Drupal 8.3.1
Drupal Drupal 8.2.8
Drupal Drupal 8.2.7
Drupal Drupal 8.2.3
Drupal Drupal 8.2.2
Drupal Drupal 8.2.1
Drupal Drupal 8.2
Drupal Drupal 8.1.10
Drupal Drupal 8.1.9
Drupal Drupal 8.1.8
Drupal Drupal 8.0.4
Drupal Drupal 8.0.3
Drupal Drupal 8.0.2
Drupal Drupal 8.0.1
Drupal Drupal 8.1.7
Drupal Drupal 8.1.6
Drupal Drupal 8.1.5
Drupal Drupal 8.1.4
Drupal Drupal 8.1.3
Drupal Drupal 8.1.0
Drupal Drupal 8.0
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.9.1
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.9
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.8
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.7.3
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.7.2
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.7.1
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.7
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.6.2
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.6.1
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.6
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.5.11
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.5.10
Not Vulnerable: Drupal Drupal 8.5.2
Drupal Drupal 8.4.7
Ckeditor Ckeditor 4.9.2

Discussion

CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

CKEditor is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Note: This issue was previously titled 'Drupal CKEditor Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability'. The title have been changed to better reflect the vulnerability information.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

CKEditor version 4.5.10 through 4.9.1 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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