CVE-2018-9861

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5340-1

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enhanced Image (aka image2) plugin for CKEditor (in versions 4.5.10 through 4.9.1; fixed in 4.9.2), as used in Drupal 8 before 8.4.7 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted IMG element.

Vulnerabilidad Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en el plugin Enhanced Image (también conocido como image2) para CKEditor (de la versión 4.5.10 a la 4.9.1; solucionado en la versión 4.9.2), tal y como se emplea en Drupal 8 en versiones anteriores a la 8.4.7 y versiones 8.5.x anteriores a la 8.5.2 y en otros productos, permite que atacantes remotos inyecten scripts web arbitrarios mediante un elemento IMG manipulado.

Kyaw Min Thein discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Micha Bentkowski discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-04-09 CVE Reserved
2018-04-19 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103924	Vdb Entry
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor-dev/blob/master/CHANGES.md	Release Notes
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-003	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ckeditor Search vendor "Ckeditor"		Enhanced Image Search vendor "Ckeditor" for product "Enhanced Image"				>= 4.5.10 < 4.9.2 Search vendor "Ckeditor" for product "Enhanced Image" and version " >= 4.5.10 < 4.9.2"		ckeditor		Affected
Drupal Search vendor "Drupal"		Drupal Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"				>= 8.0.0 < 8.4.7 Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal" and version " >= 8.0.0 < 8.4.7"		-		Affected
Drupal Search vendor "Drupal"		Drupal Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"				>= 8.5.0 < 8.5.2 Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal" and version " >= 8.5.0 < 8.5.2"		-		Affected