Multiple vulnerabilities in CKEditor

Published: 2021-11-18

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-41164 CVE-2021-41165
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	CKEditor Web applications / JS libraries
Vendor	CKSource

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU58220

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41164

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Advanced Content Filter (ACF) core module. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CKEditor: 4.0 basic - 4.16.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU58219