QID 980368

QID 980368: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for ckeditor4 (GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg)

Security update has been released for ckeditor4 to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.
    • Solution
    The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 980368

    CVE-2021-32809 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg ckeditor4 URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpgg
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