Description
ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) package. The vulnerability allowed to abuse paste functionality using malformed HTML, which could result in injecting arbitrary HTML into the editor. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.5.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected products
- ckeditor / ckeditor4>= 4.5.2, < 4.16.2 – >= 4.5.2, < 4.16.2
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
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