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Vulnerability details: VCID-qb4j-9tz7-m7a2
Vulnerability ID VCID-qb4j-9tz7-m7a2
Aliases CVE-2018-17960
GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
Summary Cross-site Scripting CKEditor allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
epss 0.02024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released
generic_textual MODERATE https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0
generic_textual MODERATE https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17960
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17960
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-005
generic_textual MODERATE https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-005
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200227030123/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109205
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200227030123/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109205
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17960
https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released
https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released/
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17960
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-005
https://web.archive.org/web/20200227030123/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109205
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
1015217 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1015217
CVE-2018-17960 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17960
CVE-2018-17960.YAML https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
CVE-2018-17960.YAML https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g68x-vvqq-pvw3
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2018-17960.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17960
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-005
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20200227030123/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109205
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.83706
EPSS Score 0.02024
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:48:08.876197+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/ckeditor/CVE-2018-17960.yml 38.0.0