CVE-2021-37695

Published: 13 August 2021

ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) package. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed Fake Objects HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version < 4.16.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.

Notes

Author	Note
sbeattie	embedded copies in ldap-account-manager, rt4, and rt5

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.4

Score breakdown

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 (end of life)
	impish	Released (4.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1)
	jammy	Not vulnerable (4.16.2+dfsg-1)
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (4.16.2+dfsg-1)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (4.16.2+dfsg-1)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (4.16.2+dfsg-1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Not vulnerable (4.16.2)
	xenial	Released (4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro
ckeditor3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	lunar	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	mantic	Needs triage
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support)
ldap-account-manager Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	lunar	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	mantic	Needs triage
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Needs triage
request-tracker4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	lunar	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	mantic	Needs triage
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.4
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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