CVE-2021-41164

NameCVE-2021-41164
DescriptionCKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected versions a vulnerability has been discovered in the Advanced Content Filter (ACF) module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed 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.
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Debian Bugs999909

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ckeditor (PTS)buster4.11.1+dfsg-1vulnerable
bullseye4.16.0+dfsg-2vulnerable
bookworm4.19.1+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie4.22.1+dfsg1-2fixed
ckeditor3 (PTS)buster3.6.6.1+dfsg-3fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye3.6.6.1+dfsg-7fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ckeditorsource(unstable)4.19.0+dfsg-1999909
ckeditor3source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[bullseye] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
- ckeditor3 <not-affected> (Advanced Content Filter introduced in v4.1)
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj (v4.17.0)

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