CVE-2020-9281

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor for CKEditor 4.0 before 4.14 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted "protected" comment (with the cke_protected syntax).

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OJ4BSS3VEAEXPNSOOUAXX6RDNECGZNO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M4HHYQ6N452XTCIROFMJOTYEUWSB6FR4/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L322YA73LCV3TO7ORY45WQDAFJVNKXBE/ vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4 third party advisory product
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html third party advisory not applicable
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9281?
CVE-2020-9281 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-9281?
To fix CVE-2020-9281, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-9281 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-9281 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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