CVE-2021-32809 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-32809 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 12/08/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: ckeditor | Product: ckeditor4
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-32809 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-94
CWE Name: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ( Code Injection )
Source: ckeditor

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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CAPEC Description: