Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17960",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-17960",
    "summary": "CKEditor 4.x before 4.11.0 allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-17960",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        "CVE-2018-17960",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
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            "standard/4.9.1",
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            "standard/4.8.0",
            "standard/4.7.3",
            "standard/4.7.2",
            "standard/4.7.1",
            "standard/4.7.0",
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            "standard/4.5.9",
            "standard/4.5.8",
            "standard/4.5.7",
            "standard/4.5.6",
            "standard/4.5.5",
            "standard/4.5.4",
            "standard/4.5.3",
            "standard/4.5.2",
            "standard/4.5.1",
            "standard/4.5.0",
            "standard/4.4.8",
            "standard/4.4.7",
            "standard/4.4.6",
            "standard/4.4.5",
            "standard/4.4.4",
            "standard/4.4.3",
            "standard/4.4.2",
            "standard/4.4.1",
            "standard/4.4.0",
            "standard/4.3.5",
            "standard/4.3.4",
            "standard/4.3.3",
            "4.3.2/standard",
            "4.3.1/standard",
            "4.3.0/standard",
            "4.2.3/standard",
            "4.2.2/standard",
            "4.2.1/standard",
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            "4.1.2/standard",
            "4.1.1/standard",
            "4.1/standard",
            "4.1rc/standard",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:21.366705552Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.11.0",
        "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html",
        "https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.11-with-emoji-dropdown-and-auto-link-on-typing-released/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-17960",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430469,
  "published_at": "2018-11-14T20:29:00.433+00:00"
}