# CVE-2014-5191: The Preview plugin in CKEditor allows Cross-site scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-5191-the-preview-plugin-in-ckeditor-allows-cross-site-scripting-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-5191 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-17

The Preview plugin in CKEditor allows Cross-site scripting (XSS)

Technologies: [ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ckeditor-ckeditor). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-5191 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-5191 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-5191?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-5191?** Yes. ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-5191?** Check whether you run ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require ckeditor/ckeditor:^4.4.3
  ```


## Affected products

- ckeditor/ckeditor (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-5191
- GHSA-v27h-j97p-wqmx

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