CKEditor5 cross-site scripting vulnerability caused by the editor instance destroying process
Affected packages
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed
Impact
A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered affecting three optional CKEditor 5's packages. The vulnerability allowed to trigger a JavaScript code after fulfilling special conditions:
a) Using one of the affected packages. In case of ckeditor5-html-support and ckeditor5-html-embed, additionally, it was required to use a configuration that allows unsafe markup inside the editor,
b) Initializing the editor on an element and using an element other than <textarea> as a base,
c) Destroying the editor instance.
The root cause of the issue was a mechanism responsible for updating the source element with the markup coming from the CKEditor 5 data pipeline after destroying the editor.
This vulnerability might affect a small percent of integrators that depend on dynamic editor initialization/destroy and use Markdown, General HTML Support or HTML embed features.
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 35.0.1.
For more information
Email us at security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed | < 35.0.1 | 35.0.1 |
| Paquete de npm | @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support | < 35.0.1 | 35.0.1 |
| Paquete de npm | @ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm | < 35.0.1 | 35.0.1 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-42wq-rch8-6f6j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31175
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/general-html-support.html
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/html-embed.html
- https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor5/latest/features/markdown.html
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-79- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm- Publicada
- 06.08.2022
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-42wq-rch8-6f6j - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: @ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Paquete de npm), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 3
- Primera → última
- 01.2021 08.2022
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Media 3
Divulgaciones por año
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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