CVE-2018-9861 (GCVE-0-2018-9861)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-19 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:24
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Summary
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.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
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Date Public
2018-04-19 00:00
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