ADVISORIES
GEM
SEVERITY
CVSS v3.x: 7.6 (High)
UNAFFECTED VERSIONS
- < 5.1.2
PATCHED VERSIONS
- >= 5.1.2
DESCRIPTION
Affected packages
The vulnerability has been discovered in Widget plugin if used alongside Undo feature.
Impact
A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 Widget package. The vulnerability allowed 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.
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
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 Anton Subbotin (skavans) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
RELATED
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-6226-h7ff-ch6c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32808
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/releases/tag/4.16.2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6226-h7ff-ch6c