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CVE-2024-24815: CKEditor4 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by incorrect CDATA detection

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.70% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: ckeditor4 (npm) 4.24.0-lts; python-django-ckeditor (openSUSE:Leap 15.5) 6.7.2-bp155.3.3.1; python-django-ckeditor (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 6.7.2-1.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to ckeditor4 (npm) 4.24.0-lts; python-django-ckeditor (openSUSE:Leap 15.5) 6.7.2-bp155.3.3.1; python-django-ckeditor (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 6.7.2-1.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML parsing module in versions of CKEditor4 prior to 4.24.0-lts. It may affect all editor instances that enabled full-page editing mode or enabled CDATA elements in Advanced Content Filtering configuration (defaults to `script` and `style` elements). The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malformed HTML content bypassing Advanced Content Filtering mechanism, which could result in executing JavaScript code. An attacker could abuse faulty CDATA content detection and use it to prepare an intentional attack on the editor. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 7, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 53th percentile

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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.1
CNA · GitHub_M
6.1
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
ckeditorckeditor

Is the CKEditor 4 on your site affected?

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ckeditor ckeditor4.0 and later · before 4.24.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • ckeditor ckeditor4

    • < 4.24.0-ltsaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12ckeditorfrom 0—
Debian:12ckeditor3from 0—
npmckeditor4before 4.24.0-lts4.24.0-lts
openSUSE:Leap 15.5python-django-ckeditorbefore 6.7.2-bp155.3.3.16.7.2-bp155.3.3.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-django-ckeditorbefore 6.7.2-1.16.7.2-1.1
Packagistckeditor/ckeditorbefore 4.24.04.24.0
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5python-django-ckeditorbefore 6.7.2-bp155.3.3.16.7.2-bp155.3.3.1

Same product

ckeditor: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-31541A unrestricted file upload vulnerability was discovered in the ‘Browse and upload images’ feature of the CKEditor v1.2.3 plugin for Redmine,
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-24729Regular expression Denial of Service in dialog plugin
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2011-4972hook_file_download in the CKEditor module 7.x-1.4 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to private files, which allows remote attacke
    31Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-48110Feb 13, 2023 · CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget.
    25Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-28439Mar 22, 2023 · ckeditor4 plugins vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by the editor instance destroying process
    24Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-24816Feb 7, 2024 · Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in samples with enabled the preview feature
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
npm:ckeditor44.24.0-ltsPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-django-ckeditor6.7.2-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-django-ckeditor6.7.2-bp155.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:ckeditor/ckeditor4.24.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:python-django-ckeditor6.7.2-bp155.3.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2022-48110359 days apartCKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget.
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2024-248160 days apartCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in samples with enabled the preview feature
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-43407196 days apartCode Snippet GeSHi plugin has reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-28439322 days apartckeditor4 plugins vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by the editor instance destroying process
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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