CKEditor Open Link plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
ckeditor-plugin-openlink is a plugin for the CKEditor JavaScript text editor that extends the context menu with a possibility to open a link in a new tab. A vulnerability in versions of the plugin prior to 1.0.7 allowed a user to execute JavaScript code by abusing the link href attribute. The fix is available starting with version 1.0.7.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ckeditor-plugin-openlink (mlewand): 1.0.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ckeditor-plugin-openlink (mlewand) Fixed in 1.0.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45400
References
More mlewand Open Link vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-25205 The Open Link CKEditor plugin has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in open link functionality CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
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