VYPR
High severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024

Advanced Content Filter (ACF) vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using malformed HTML

CVE-2021-41164

Description

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.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
ckeditor4npm
< 4.17.04.17.0

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3

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