Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor for CKEditor 4.0 before 4.14.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted “protected” comment (with the cke_protected syntax).
Recommendation
Update the ckeditor4 package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
- Affected version(s): < 4.14.0
- Patched version(s): 4.14.0
References
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See something that needs correcting? Let us knowUpdated March 31, 2023