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CKEditor 5.42.0.x < 5.44.2.1 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 115162

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Synopsis

CKEditor 5.42.0.x < 5.44.2.1 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the CKEditor application running on the remote host is 5.44.2.x prior to 5.44.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CKEditor 5 real-time collaboration package.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to CKEditor version 5.44.2.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-j3mm-wmfm-mwvh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 115162

Type: remote

Published: 3/10/2026

Updated: 3/10/2026

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25299

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25299

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25299

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-25299