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.
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.
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.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
CKEditor CVE-2018-9861 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- CKEditor 4 Changelog (Github)
- CKEditor 4 Changelog (CKEditor)
- CKEditor 4.9.2 (CKEditor)
- CKEditor Releases (CKEditor)
- Drupal Homepage (Drupal)
- CKEditor 4.9.2 with a security patch released (ckeditor.com)
- Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2019 (Oracle)
- SA-CORE-2018-003: Drupal core - Moderately critical - Cross Site Scripting - SA- (Drupal)