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Security checkFebruary 18, 2025

Code Snippet GeSHi plugin in CKEditor 4 has reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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Medium severitynpmckeditor4

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Description

The vulnerability has been discovered in Code Snippet GeSHi plugin. All integrators that use GeSHi syntax highlighter on the backend side can be affected.

Recommendation

Update the ckeditor4 package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 4.25.0
  • Patched version(s): 4.25.0

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