GHSA-vfgc-c76h-mwh4
Drupal core Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
The Drupal project uses the CKEditor, library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.
Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to allow use of the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit one or more Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used
Drupal core Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
The Drupal project uses the CKEditor, library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.
Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to allow use of the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit one or more Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.
- Record
GHSA-vfgc-c76h-mwh4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Drupal core Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
The Drupal project uses the CKEditor, library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.
Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to allow use of the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit one or more Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.
- Record
GHSA-vfgc-c76h-mwh4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist | 8.0.0 up to 8.9.18 | 8.9.18 |
drupal/corePackagist | 9.1.0 up to 9.1.12 | 9.1.12 |
drupal/corePackagist | 9.2.0 up to 9.2.4 | 9.2.4 |
drupal/corePackagist | 8.0.0 up to 8.9.18, plus listed versions 8.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.5 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.108.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.98.2.08.2.0-beta18.2.0-beta28.2.0-beta38.2.0-rc18.2.0-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.88.3.08.3.0-alpha18.3.0-beta18.3.0-rc18.3.0-rc28.3.18.3.28.3.38.3.48.3.58.3.68.3.78.3.88.3.98.4.08.4.0-alpha1 | 8.9.18 |
drupal/corePackagist | 9.1.0 up to 9.1.12, plus listed versions 9.1.19.1.109.1.119.1.29.1.3 Show 6 moreShow less9.1.49.1.59.1.69.1.79.1.89.1.9 | 9.1.12 |
drupal/corePackagist | 9.2.0 up to 9.2.4, plus listed versions 9.2.19.2.29.2.3 | 9.2.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
GHSA-vfgc-c76h-mwh4 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in drupal/core, published May 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in drupal/core 8.9.18.
References
Left out here: 111 versions. The JSON record has them.