Clipboard feature vulnerability allowing to inject arbitrary HTML into the editor using paste functionality
### Affected packages The vulnerability has been discovered in [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) plugin. All plugins with [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) plugin dependency are affected: * [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) * [pastetext](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastetext) * [pastetools](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastetools) * [widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) * [uploadwidget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/uploadwidget) * [autolink](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autolink) * [tableselection](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/tableselection) ### Impact 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. ### Patches The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2. ### For more information Email us at security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory. ### Acknowledgements The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank Anton Subbotin ([skavans](https://github.com/skavans)) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-32809US | medium5.4 | — | ||
ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/cl… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4PACKAGE
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7889-rm5j-hpggWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3TWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGWWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XDWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32809ADVISORY
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlWEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlWEB
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