Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting ckeditor package, versions <4.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2110-CKEDITOR-1736219
  • published16 Aug 2021
  • disclosed12 Aug 2021

Introduced: 12 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-32808  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 ckeditor to version 4.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ckeditor package and not the ckeditor package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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