CVE-2023-37905
ckeditor-wordcount-plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in Source Mode of Editor
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.63%
Description
### Problem 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. ### Solution Update to version 1.17.12 of the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin. ### Credits * @sypets for reporting this finding to the TYPO3 Security Team * @ohader for fixing the issue on behalf of the TYPO3 Security Team
How to fix CVE-2023-37905
To remediate CVE-2023-37905, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.17.12 or later
- —upgrade to 9.5.42 or later
Is CVE-2023-37905 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.17.12
- >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.42
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |