CVE-2021-41165GHSA-7H26-63M7-QHF2BIT-DRUPAL-2021-41165
HTML comments vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.17.0
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- ckeditor ckeditor4
fixed in 4.17.0
- ckeditor4npm
fixed in 4.17.0
- ckeditor/ckeditorPackagist
fixed in 4.17.0