Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in CKEditor 5 by CKSource
CVE-2026-28343

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Ckeditor

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-28343?

CKEditor 5, a popular modern JavaScript rich-text editor, has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting versions before 47.6.0. This flaw arises within the General HTML Support feature and can be exploited by inserting specially crafted markup, which may lead to unauthorized execution of JavaScript code. The vulnerability primarily affects instances configured with unsafe General HTML Support settings. Users are advised to upgrade to version 47.6.0 or later, where this issue has been addressed.

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Affected Version(s)

ckeditor5 >= 29.0.0, < 47.6.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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