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title: "CVE-2014-5191\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5191?format=md
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# CVE-2014-5191

Publication date 7 August 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Preview plugin before 4.4.3
in CKEditor allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML
via unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ckeditor | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5191)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5191)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-5191)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5191)

### Other references

* <http://ckeditor.com/node/136981>
* <http://secunia.com/advisories/60036>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5191>