CVE-2020-27193
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
2.0%
80.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-79
Published 2020-11-12 · modified 2026-08-25
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2020-11-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-25 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.
Affected
References
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released/
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1
- https://ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download/
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released/
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1
- https://ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download/
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html