CVE-2021-32808

Cross-site scripting in ckeditor via abuse of undo functionality

Published Aug 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.6 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A vulnerability has been discovered in the clipboard Widget plugin if used alongside the undo feature. The vulnerability allows a user to abuse undo functionality using malformed widget HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.13.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1585 ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A vulnerability has been discovered in the clipboard Widget plugin if used alongside the undo feature. The vulnerability allows a user to abuse undo functionality using malformed widget HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.13.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6226-h7ff-ch6c Widget feature vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using undo functionality
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5340-1 CKEditor vulnerabilities
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