CVE-2024-24816

NameCVE-2024-24816
DescriptionCKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability vulnerability has been discovered in versions prior to 4.24.0-lts in samples that use the `preview` feature. All integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1063536, 1063537

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ckeditor (PTS)bullseye4.16.0+dfsg-2vulnerable
bookworm4.19.1+dfsg-1vulnerable
sid, trixie4.22.1+dfsg1-2vulnerable
ckeditor3 (PTS)sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye3.6.6.1+dfsg-7vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ckeditorsource(unstable)(unfixed)1063536
ckeditor3sourcebuster(unfixed)end-of-life
ckeditor3source(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant1063537

Notes

[bookworm] - ckeditor <ignored> (Minor issue, only affects shipped example files)
[bullseye] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - ckeditor3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - ckeditor3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - ckeditor3 <end-of-life> (No longer supported in LTS)
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2c-vx6j-mg76
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/7518202f0f228ee5549a36ecb7cb880b06ea5add (4.24.0-lts)
The samples are not shipped in ckeditor3

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