# CVE-2022-48110: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in CKEditor 5 widget requires integrators to configure security settings correctly to prevent exploitation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025

## What is CVE-2022-48110?

CVE-2022-48110 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2023. 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

CKSource CKEditor 5 35.4.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Full Featured CKEditor5 widget. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is not a vulnerability. The CKEditor 5 documentation discusses that it is the responsibility of an integrator (who is adding CKEditor 5 functionality to a website) to choose the correct security settings for their use case. Also, safe default values are established (e.g., config.htmlEmbed.showPreviews is false).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48110?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ckeditor Ckeditor.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48110 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-48110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CKEditor 5 35.4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-31541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31541/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-41164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41164/): Advanced Content Filter (ACF) vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using malformed HTML (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-41165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41165/): HTML comments vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-32808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32808/): Cross-site scripting in ckeditor via abuse of undo functionality (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2011-4972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4972/): Missing authorization in CKEditor Drupal module (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48110 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48110 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48110/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48110/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48110
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48110
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48110

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48110/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.