Description
CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. Starting in version 29.0.0 and prior to version 47.6.0, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the General HTML Support feature. This vulnerability could be triggered by inserting specially crafted markup, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the editor instance used an unsafe General HTML Support configuration. This issue has been patched in version 47.6.0.
Published: 2026-03-05
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site Scripting that permits arbitrary JavaScript execution within web pages that host CKEditor 5
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jrqm-vmqc-gm93 CKEditor 5 has Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the HTML Support package
History

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. Prior to version 47.6.0, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the General HTML Support feature. This vulnerability could be triggered by inserting specially crafted markup, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the editor instance used an unsafe General HTML Support configuration. This issue has been patched in version 47.6.0. CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. Starting in version 29.0.0 and prior to version 47.6.0, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the General HTML Support feature. This vulnerability could be triggered by inserting specially crafted markup, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the editor instance used an unsafe General HTML Support configuration. This issue has been patched in version 47.6.0.
References

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ckeditor
Ckeditor ckeditor5
Vendors & Products Ckeditor
Ckeditor ckeditor5

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. Prior to version 47.6.0, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the General HTML Support feature. This vulnerability could be triggered by inserting specially crafted markup, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the editor instance used an unsafe General HTML Support configuration. This issue has been patched in version 47.6.0.
Title CKEditor: Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the HTML Support package
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Ckeditor Ckeditor5
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-19T18:45:43.135Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.889Z

Link: CVE-2026-28343

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Updated: 2026-03-06T17:56:12.556Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-05T20:16:16.017

Modified: 2026-03-19T19:16:20.003

Link: CVE-2026-28343

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-16T12:15:35Z

Weaknesses