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Security checkJanuary 31, 2023

CKEditor5 cross-site scripting vulnerability caused by the editor instance destroying process

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Medium severitynpm@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed

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Description

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed

Recommendation

Update the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 35.0.1
  • Patched version(s): 35.0.1

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