MediumGHSA-4m44-5j2g-xf64CVE-2020-27193

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in CKEditor4

Published 24 May 2022 · Updated 8 Nov 2023

Affected package

Affected: <4.15.1
Fixed in: 4.15.1

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install ckeditor4@4.15.1

Details

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27193
Linkckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.15.1-with-a-security-patch-released
Linkckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.15.1
Linkckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/download
Packagegithub.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4
Linkwww.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Linkwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Linkwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.