CVE-2022-31175
Published: 3 August 2022
CKEditor 5 is a JavaScript rich text editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered affecting three optional CKEditor 5's packages in versions prior to 35.0.1. The vulnerability allowed to trigger a JavaScript code after fulfilling special conditions. The affected packages are `@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm`, `@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support`, and `@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed`. The specific conditions are 1) Using one of the affected packages. In case of `ckeditor5-html-support` and `ckeditor5-html-embed`, additionally, it was required to use a configuration that allows unsafe markup inside the editor. 2) Destroying the editor instance and 3) Initializing the editor on an element and using an element other than `<textarea>` as a base. The root cause of the issue was a mechanism responsible for updating the source element with the markup coming from the CKEditor 5 data pipeline after destroying the editor. This vulnerability might affect a small percent of integrators that depend on dynamic editor initialization/destroy and use Markdown, General HTML Support or HTML embed features. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix is available in version 35.0.1. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie |
embedded copies of ckeditor are in ldap-account-manager, rt4, and rt5 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ckeditor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
ckeditor3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
ldap-account-manager
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
request-tracker4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 4.7 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-42wq-rch8-6f6j
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/markdown.html
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/general-html-support.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31175
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian