Global infos:

ckeditor-wordcount-plugin is an open source WordCount Plugin for CKEditor. It has been discovered that the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin for CKEditor4 is susceptible to cross-site scripting when switching to the source code mode. This issue has been addressed in version 1.17.12 of the `ckeditor-wordcount-plugin` plugin and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVE Status: Modified

References:

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Metrics:

Attribute	Value
Attack Complexity	LOW
Attack Vector	NETWORK
Availability Impact	NONE
Base Score	6.1
Base Severity	MEDIUM
Confidentiality Impact	LOW
Integrity Impact	LOW
Privileges Required	NONE
Scope	CHANGED
User Interaction	REQUIRED
Vector String	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability Score	2.8
Impact Score	2.7
Source	[email protected]
Type	Secondary

Links:

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