CVE-2021-32809 (Medium) detected in ckeditor-4.14.1.js

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CVE-2021-32809 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ckeditor-4.14.1.js

The development version of CKEditor - JavaScript WYSIWYG web text editor.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ckeditor/4.14.1/ckeditor.js

Path to dependency file: /static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/image2/image2.html

Path to vulnerable library: /static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/image2/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/image2/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/emoji/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/emoji/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/divarea/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/enterkey/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/placeholder/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/uicolor/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/sharedspace/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/enterkey/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/bbcode/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/sourcedialog/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/toolbar/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/magicline/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/autogrow/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/bbcode/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/easyimage/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/htmlwriter/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/wysiwygarea/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/codesnippet/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/tableresize/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/wysiwygarea/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/devtools/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/tableresize/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/uicolor/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/devtools/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/placeholder/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/docprops/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/dialog/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/divarea/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/dialog/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/htmlwriter/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/toolbarconfigurator/../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/stylesheetparser/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/toolbar/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/stylesheetparser/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/mathjax/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/autogrow/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/easyimage/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/mentions/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/codesnippet/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/youtube/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/toolbarconfigurator/../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/sharedspace/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/sourcedialog/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/magicline/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/mentions/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/mathjax/../../../ckeditor.js,/static/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/btgrid/bower_components/ckeditor/samples/old/docprops/../../../ckeditor.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ ckeditor-4.14.1.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 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.

Publish Date: 2021-08-12

URL: CVE-2021-32809

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.4)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg

Release Date: 2021-08-12

Fix Resolution: ckeditor4 - 4.16.2

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