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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Clipboard feature vulnerability allowing to inject arbitrary HTML into the editor using paste functionality

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Medium severitynpmckeditor4

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Description

The vulnerability has been discovered in clipboard plugin. All plugins with clipboard plugin dependency are affected:

  • clipboard
  • pastetext
  • pastetools
  • widget
  • uploadwidget
  • autolink
  • tableselection

Recommendation

Update the ckeditor4 package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 4.5.2, < 4.16.2
  • Patched version(s): 4.16.2

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