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CVE-2021-41164

Ckeditor Ckeditor

CKEditor4 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.

Exploitation status

  • A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

What the metrics mean

  • It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
  • To exploit it, an ordinary user account is needed.
  • Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.

Scoring

CVSS
8.2 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Assigned by
security-advisories@github.com

Dates

Published
2021-11-17
Last modified
2026-08-25
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Ckeditor Ckeditor4.0 - 4.17.0
  • Drupal Drupal8.9.0 - 8.9.20, 9.1.0 - 9.1.14, 9.2.0 - 9.2.9
  • Oracle Banking Apis18.1 - 18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 20.1, 21.1
  • Oracle Banking Digital Experience18.1 - 18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 20.1, 21.1
  • Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management9.3.6
  • Oracle Application Express- 22.1
  • Oracle Commerce Guided Search11.3.2
  • Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools8.58, 8.59
  • Oracle Webcenter Portal12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
  • Fedoraproject Fedora36, 37

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

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