CVE-2021-32809
Published: 12 August 2021
ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) package. The vulnerability allowed to abuse paste functionality using malformed HTML, which could result in injecting arbitrary HTML into the editor. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.5.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 5.4
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ckeditor Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Released
(4.12.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(4.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.16.2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(4.16.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(out of standard support)
|