CVE-2021-32809

ckeditor: ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support

CVE-2021-32809 is fixed in ckeditor on 1 platform, first by ckeditor 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1, released August 12, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0119
68th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
ckeditor · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 ckeditor 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 Aug 12, 2021
ckeditor · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 4.12.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 ckeditor 4.12.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Aug 12, 2021

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