Is CVE-2021-32808 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-32808 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-32808?

CVE-2021-32808 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-32808?

CVE-2021-32808 has an EPSS score of 1.19% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32808?

Upgrade ckeditor on debian 12 to 4.16.2+dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-32808

HIGH

7.6

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

ckeditorDebian

Fixed in:4.16.2+dfsg-1CVE-2021-32808

ckeditorUbuntu

Fixed in:4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5340-1

Fixed in:4.12.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1USN-5340-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.