CVE-2021-32808

Severity
5.4MEDIUM
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 12
Latest updateMar 22

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.3 | Impact: 4.7

Affected Packages16 packages

npmckeditor44.13.04.16.2
NVDckeditor/ckeditor4.13.04.16.2
Debianckeditor< 4.16.2+dfsg-1
CVEListV5ckeditor/ckeditor4>= 4.13.0, < 4.16.2
Packagistpimcore/pimcore< 10.1.1

Also affects: Fedora 33, 34, 35

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

7
OSV
ckeditor vulnerabilities2022-03-22
GHSA
CKEditor 4 vulnerabilities in versions <4.16.12021-08-23
GHSA
Widget feature vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using undo functionality2021-08-23
OSV
Widget feature vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using undo functionality2021-08-23
OSV
CKEditor 4 vulnerabilities in versions <4.16.12021-08-23

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
CKEditor vulnerabilities2022-03-22
Debian
CVE-2021-32808: ckeditor - ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A vuln...2021