CVE catalog
CVE-2024-24816
CKEditor vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.65% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ckeditor | bookworm | 4.19.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ckeditor3 | bookworm | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | noble | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | noble | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | noble | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | pro | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | pro | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | pro | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 16.04 | 4.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 16.04 | 5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 16.04 | 5.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 16.04 | 5.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 16.04 | 4.2.11-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 16.04 | 4.2.12-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 16.04 | 4.2.12-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 16.04 | 4.2.12-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | 18.04 | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 18.04 | 5.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 18.04 | 6.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 18.04 | 6.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | pro | 4.4.1-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | pro | 4.4.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | pro | 4.4.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | pro | 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | 20.04 | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | 20.04 | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 20.04 | 6.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 20.04 | 4.4.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 20.04 | 4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | 22.04 | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 22.04 | 7.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 22.04 | 7.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 22.04 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 22.04 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor3 | 24.04 | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 24.04 | 8.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 24.04 | 8.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 24.04 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 24.04 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 24.04 | 4.4.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | 25.10 | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | 25.10 | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 25.10 | 9.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 25.10 | 4.4.7+dfsg-4syncable1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 26.04 | 9.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ldap-account-manager | 26.04 | 9.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | request-tracker4 | 26.04 | 4.4.7+dfsg-4syncable1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ckeditor | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1063536] |
| Debian | ckeditor3 | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1063537] |
| Ubuntu | ckeditor | deb | noble | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
[Debian bug #1063536][Debian bug #1063537]
Notes
[bookworm] ckeditor: Minor issue, only affects shipped example files [bookworm] ckeditor3: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24816]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24816]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-24816]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-24816.json]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7258-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0896.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]