GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc
Fake objects feature vulnerability allowing to execute JavaScript code using malformed HTML.
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Affected packages
The vulnerability has been discovered in [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) plugin. All plugins with [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) plugin dependency are affected:
* [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects)
* [Link](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/link)
* [Flash](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/flash)
* [Iframe](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/iframe)
* [Forms](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/forms)
* [Page Break](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pagebreak)
### Impact
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.
### Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.
### 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 Mika Kulmala ([kulmik](https://github.com/kulmik)) for recognizing and reporting this vulnerability.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37695
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html