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ID:10496 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in CKEditor - CVE-2023-4771
ID:10496 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in CKEditor - CVE-2023-4771
Published: September 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86223
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4771
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
CKEditor
CKEditor
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the AJAX sample available at the samples/old/ajax.html file location. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.