GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
ckeditor-wordcount-plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in Source Mode of Editor
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ckeditor-wordcount-plugin | < 1.17.12 | 1.17.12 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Problem
It has been discovered that the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin for CKEditor4 is susceptible to cross-site scripting when switching to the source code mode.
### Solution
Update to version 1.17.12 of the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin.
### Credits
* @sypets for reporting this finding to the TYPO3 Security Team
* @ohader for fixing the issue on behalf of the TYPO3 Security Team
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-m8fw-p3cr-6jqc
- https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37905
- https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/0f03b3e5b7c1409998a13aba3a95396e6fa349d8
- https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/a4b154bdf35b3465320136fcb078f196b437c2f1
- https://github.com/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2023-004