A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor in CKEditor 4 4.14.0 through 4.16.x before 4.16.1 allows remote attackers to inject executable JavaScript code through a crafted comment because --!> is mishandled.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ckeditor | Nov 29, 2021 | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Drupal | — | Upgrade to drupal version 8.9.1Upgrade to drupal version 9.0.1Upgrade to drupal version 9.1.9 | Mar 23, 2022 | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ckeditor | Mar 23, 2022 | Jun 9, 2021 |
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