The vulnerability has been discovered in Widget plugin if used alongside Undo feature.
A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 Widget package. The vulnerability allowed to abuse undo functionality using malformed widget HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.13.0.
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank Anton Subbotin (skavans) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/releases/tag/4.16.2
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-6226-h7ff-ch6c
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32808
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html