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Debian: CVE-2021-37695: ckeditor, ckeditor3 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-37695: ckeditor, ckeditor3 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/13/2021
Created
11/30/2021
Added
11/29/2021
Modified
05/24/2022

Description

ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) package. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed Fake Objects HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version < 4.16.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ckeditor
  • debian-upgrade-ckeditor3

References

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