UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37695

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37695

    Published: 13 Aug 2021Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-37695

    Summary:

    Details: ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) package. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed Fake Objects HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version < 4.16.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37695, https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc, https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5340-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5340-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37695

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ckeditor

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ckeditor?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    4.4.4+dfsg1-3

    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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