GHSA-7h26-63m7-qhf2
HTML comments vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2021-41165
- Aliases
- BIT-drupal-2021-41165
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Description
### Affected packages The vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. ### Impact A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 HTML processing core module. 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. ### Patches The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0. ### For more information Email us at security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory. ### Acknowledgements The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank William Bowling ([wbowling](https://github.com/wbowling)) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · ckeditor4 | introduced 0, fixed 4.17.0 |
| Packagist · ckeditor/ckeditor | introduced 0, fixed 4.17.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7h26-63m7-qhf2 WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41165 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4 PACKAGE
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417 WEB
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011 WEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html WEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html WEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |