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SCA: security update for ckeditor/ckeditor, ckeditor4 (GHSA-7r32-vfj5-c2jv)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412221

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A potential vulnerability has been
 discovered in CKEditor 4 Code Snippet GeSHi plugin. The vulnerability allowed a reflected XSS attack by
 exploiting a flaw in the GeSHi syntax highlighter library hosted by the victim. The GeSHi library was
 included as a vendor dependency in CKEditor 4 source files. In a specific scenario, an attacker could
 craft a malicious script that could be executed by sending a request to the GeSHi library hosted on a PHP
 web server. The GeSHi library is no longer actively maintained. Due to the lack of ongoing support and
 updates, potential security vulnerabilities have been identified with its continued use. To mitigate these
 risks and enhance the overall security of the CKEditor 4, we have decided to completely remove the GeSHi
 library as a dependency. This change aims to maintain a secure environment and reduce the risk of any
 security incidents related to outdated or unsupported software. The fix is be available in version
 4.25.0-lts. (CVE-2024-43407)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r32-vfj5-c2jv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412221

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.14

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43407

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43407

cwe: CWE-79