DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001 The Drupal project uses the third-party library [CKEditor](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4), which has released a [security improvemen

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An attacker with content creation privileges can exploit XSS in CKEditor to target privileged users, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001?

DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in drupal/core, published on 18 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Drupal project uses the third-party library CKEditor, which has released a security improvement that is needed to protect some Drupal configurations.

Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to use the WYSIWYG CKEditor for your site's users. An attacker that can create or edit content may be able to exploit this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, and this may include site admins with privileged access.

The latest versions of Drupal update CKEditor to 4.14 to mitigate the vulnerabilities.

Which versions are affected by DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including drupal/core.

PackageAffectedFixed in
drupal/core PackagistFrom 8.0.08.7.12, 8.8.4

How do I fix DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001?

Upgrade drupal/core to a fixed version for your release line: 8.7.12 or 8.8.4.

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 DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of DRUPAL-CORE-2020-001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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