CVE-2021-41165 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-41165 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 17/11/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: ckeditor | Product: ckeditor4
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-41165 Description

CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected version a vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

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

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-79
CWE Name: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: ckeditor

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).