CVE-2018-6561 dijit editor cross-site scripting vulnerability

What is CVE-2018-6561?

CVE-2018-6561 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

dijit.Editor in Dojo Toolkit 1.13 allows XSS via the onload attribute of an SVG element.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6561?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dijit. It affects 1 product.

Products include Dojotoolkit Dojo.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6561?

Upgrade dijit to 1.13.1 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-6561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2010-2272 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-2276 Misconfiguration in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2018-1000665 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Dojo Dojo Objective Harness Medium 6.1
• CVE-2015-5654 Cross-Site Scripting in dojo Medium 4.3
• CVE-2010-2273 Cross-Site Scripting in dojo Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6561, GHSA-wp32-wq34-2rqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6561.