Name: CVE-2021-32809: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-32809, CWE-94, CWE-79, CVSS 4.6, EPSS 0.00203

ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.6
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade ckeditor	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 12, 2021
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade ckeditor (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade ckeditor	Mar 23, 2022	Aug 12, 2021

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CVSS Details

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