CVE-2018-11093
Cross-Site Scripting in @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link
CVE-2018-11093 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ckeditor 5-link, published May 22, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link 10.0.1.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link package for CKEditor 5 before 10.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted href attribute of a link (A) element.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link package for CKEditor 5 before 10.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted href attribute of a link (A) element.
- Record
CVE-2018-11093- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link package for CKEditor 5 before 10.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted href attribute of a link (A) element.
- Record
CVE-2018-11093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0193 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link package for CKEditor 5 before 10.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted href attribute of a link (A) element.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gvpx-9459-w3mj
Cross-Site Scripting in @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link
Versions of status-board prior to 10.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The _createPreviewButton() function fails to sanitize the href attribute of a created <a> tag. This may allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 10.0.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-gvpx-9459-w3mj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link package for CKEditor 5 before 10.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted href attribute of a link (A) element.
- Record
CVE-2018-11093- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gvpx-9459-w3mj
Cross-Site Scripting in @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link
Versions of status-board prior to 10.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The _createPreviewButton() function fails to sanitize the href attribute of a created <a> tag. This may allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 10.0.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-gvpx-9459-w3mj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-linknpm |
0.3.0 up to 10.0.1 | 10.0.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5-link/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-5-v10.0.1-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11093
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CKEDITORCKEDITOR5LINK-72892
npmjs.com/advisories/1154