CVE-2021-32809

Arbitrary HTML injection vulnerability in ckeditor

Published Aug 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1613 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg Clipboard feature vulnerability allowing to inject arbitrary HTML into the editor using paste functionality
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5340-1 CKEditor vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5340-2 CKEditor vulnerabilities
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