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CVE-2021-41165

HTML comments vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code

Published: Nov 17, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
8.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:HI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
agile product lifecycle managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
application expressOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
banking apisOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
banking digital experienceOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
commerce guided searchOn-prem
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
peoplesoft enterprise peopletoolsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
webcenter portalOn-premWeb App
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Oracle Banking Digital ExperienceOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
ckeditor
oss-projectaka ckeditor4, ckeditor5
ckeditorLibraryLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ckeditor4LibraryLibrary
Web & CMS Plugins
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
DrupalOn-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
drupal
oss-project·USaka drupal cms, drupal core
drupalOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
npm
package-ecosystem
ckeditor4
OSS Libraries
Packagist
package-ecosystem
ckeditor/ckeditor
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417
github.com
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7h26-63m7-qhf2
github.com
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011
drupal.org
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