---
id: 7797
title: "CVE-2024-37888 – CKEditor 4 Open Link plugin XSS"
cve: CVE-2024-37888
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/cve-2024-37888-ckeditor-4/"
published_at: "2024-08-27T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["web-security", "xss", "cve-2024-37888", "ckeditor", "plugin-security"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7797"
lang: en
---

# CVE-2024-37888 – CKEditor 4 Open Link plugin XSS

## Summary

CVE-2024-37888 is an XSS in CKEditor 4's Open Link plugin that lets crafted hyperlinks execute JavaScript in a victim's browser. Found during a client engagement, it affects latest plugin versions.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2024-37888
- **Published:** 2024-08-27T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/cve-2024-37888-ckeditor-4/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7797