Is CVE-2024-24816 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-24816 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-24816?

CVE-2024-24816 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-24816?

CVE-2024-24816 has an EPSS score of 1.65% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24816?

Upgrade ckeditor on ubuntu 16.04 to 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-24816

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. A cross-site scripting vulnerability vulnerability has been discovered in versions prior to 4.24.0-lts in samples that use the `preview` feature. All integrators that use these samples in the production code can be affected. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by abusing the misconfigured preview feature. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.24.0-lts with affected samples used in a production environment. A fix is available in version 4.24.0-lts.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

ckeditorUbuntu

Fixed in:4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2USN-7258-1

Fixed in:4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1USN-7258-1

Fixed in:4.12.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-7258-1

Fixed in:4.16.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7258-1

Fixed in:4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1USN-7258-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Product1

ckeditor.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.