Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2022-48110
CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false).
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.1
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:2.8
EPSS Probability:2.10%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-79 ↗CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ckeditor | ckeditor | 35.4.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
2.097%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-12-29T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2023-02-13T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-03-24T12:58:49 |
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