CVE-2023-37905 json
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Source Mode of Editor in ckeditor-wordcount-plugin
published 2023-07-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4 , EUVD-2023-2129
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. 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. This issue has been addressed in version 1.17.12 of the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- npm ckeditor-wordcount-plugin 1.17.12
- ckeditor-wordcount-plugin_project ckeditor-wordcount-plugin 1.17.12
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ckeditor-wordcount-plugin | <1.17.12 |
1.17.12 |
Affected products
- w8tcha CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin
- typo3 cms-rte-ckeditor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/0f03b3e5b7c1409998a13aba3a95396e6fa349d8
web, patch
-
github.com
/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/commit/a4b154bdf35b3465320136fcb078f196b437c2f1
web, patch
-
github.com
/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-m8fw-p3cr-6jqc
web
-
typo3.org
/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2023-004
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37905
advisory
-
github.com
/w8tcha/CKEditor-WordCount-Plugin
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-37905
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q9w4-w667-qqj4
- NVD CVE-2023-37905
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