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Security checkSeptember 04, 2025

CKEditor 5 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the clipboard package - ckeditor5

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Description

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the CKEditor 5 clipboard package. This vulnerability could be triggered by a specific user action, leading to unauthorized JavaScript code execution, if the attacker managed to insert a malicious content into the editor, which might happen with a very specific editor configuration.

Recommendation

Update the ckeditor5 package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): **>= 44.2.0, < 45.2.2 >= 46.0.0, < 46.0.3**
  • Patched version(s): **45.2.2 46.0.3**

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