GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89

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    GHSA-4fc4-4p5g-6w89

    Published: 16 Mar 2022Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025

    Summary: Cross-site Scripting in CKEditor4

    Details: ### Affected packages The vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. ### Impact A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 HTML processing core module. 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 < 4.18.0. ### Patches The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.18.0. ### For more information Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this advisory. ### Acknowledgements The CKEditor 4 team would like to thank GHSL team member Kevin Backhouse ([@kevinbackhouse](https://github.com/kevinbackhouse)) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ckeditor4

    Purl: pkg:npm/ckeditor4

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.18.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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