GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/03/GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89/GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89
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Published
2022-03-16T22:47:55Z
Modified
2023-12-06T01:02:04.822233Z
Severity
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Cross-site Scripting in CKEditor4
Details

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 HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.18.0.

Patches

The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.18.0.

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 GHSL team member Kevin Backhouse (@kevinbackhouse) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-16T16:15:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-79"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-03-16T22:47:55Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / ckeditor4

Package

Name
ckeditor4
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Purl
pkg:npm/ckeditor4

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.18.0