CVE-2024-37888 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Open Link is a CKEditor plugin, extending context menu with a possibility to open link in a new tab. The vulnerability allowed to execute JavaScript code by abusing link href attribute. It affects all users using the Open Link plugin at version < **1.0.5**.

Published: 2024-06-14

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

mlewand

ckeditor-plugin-openlink

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 1.0.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mlewand:open_link:*:*:*:*:*:ckeditor:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00856.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mlewand/ckeditor-plugin-openlink/security/advisories/GHSA-rhxf-gvmh-hrxm

History

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mlewand Mlewand open Link
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mlewand:open_link::::::ckeditor::*
Vendors & Products		Mlewand Mlewand open Link

Subscriptions

Mlewand Open Link

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-06-14T17:17:26.758Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:57:40.013Z

Reserved: 2024-06-10T19:54:41.360Z

Link: CVE-2024-37888

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-11T19:17:21.693Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-14T18:15:27.790

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:38:59.603

Link: CVE-2024-37888

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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