CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-41164

HIGH
8.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected versions a vulnerability has been discovered in the Advanced Content Filter (ACF) module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed 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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ckeditorDebian
Fixed in:4.19.0+dfsg-1CVE-2021-41164

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
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

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