Description
CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected version a vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected products
- ckeditor / ckeditor4< 4.17.0 – < 4.17.0
References
- MISChttps://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7h26-63m7-qhf2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- MISChttps://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Updated 23m ago · 8 sources