CVE-2018-6561
dijit editor cross-site scripting vulnerability
CVE-2018-6561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Dojotoolkit Dojo, published February 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in dijit 1.13.1.
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG 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
6.1
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-6561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-6561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5607 No score
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5607- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh
6.1
dijit editor cross-site scripting vulnerability
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
GHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
CVE-2018-6561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-6561
6.1
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh
6.1
dijit editor cross-site scripting vulnerability
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
GHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6561
6.1
dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dijitnpm |
before 1.13.1 | 1.13.1 |
dojoDebian:12 |
before 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 | 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 |
dojoDebian:13 |
before 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 | 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 |
dojoDebian:14 |
before 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 | 1.13.0+dfsg1-1 |
dojoUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.4+dfsg-21.10.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.0+dfsg-1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.2+dfsg1-11.15.0+dfsg1-11.15.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.15.4+dfsg1-11.15.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17.2+dfsg1-2.1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17.3+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17.3+dfsg1-1build1 |
None known |
dojoUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17.3+dfsg1-11.17.3+dfsg1-1build1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/imsebao/404team/blob/master/dijit_editor_xss.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6561
github.com/dojo/dijit/commit/d22d6cc3458c3c29d2d1fc44652b4bd7f10751f6
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6561
github.com/dojo/dijit
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6561
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6561