Drupal core Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ckeditorGHSA-c533-c843-67h8
MEDIUMGHSA-c533-c843-67h8 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in drupal/core. A fix is available for drupal/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-c533-c843-67h8 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
drupal/core🐘drupal/core🐘drupal/core🐘drupal/drupal🐘drupal/drupal🐘drupal/drupalReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ckeditor of Drupal Core allows attacker to inject XSS. This issue affects: Drupal Core 8.8.x versions prior to 8.8.10.; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.6; 9.0.x versions prior to 9.0.6.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.8.10 | 8.8.10composer require drupal/core:^8.8.10 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 8.9.0&&< 8.9.6 | 8.9.6composer require drupal/core:^8.9.6 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.0.6 | 9.0.6composer require drupal/core:^9.0.6 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/drupal | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.8.10 | 8.8.10composer require drupal/drupal:^8.8.10 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/drupal | ≥ 8.9.0&&< 8.9.6 | 8.9.6composer require drupal/drupal:^8.9.6 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/drupal | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.0.6 | 9.0.6composer require drupal/drupal:^9.0.6 |
Affected Products
drupaldrupalDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update drupal/core to 8.8.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c533-c843-67h8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-c533-c843-67h8 in your dependencies?
Find it across Packagist, including transitive dependencies.