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Security checkJanuary 27, 2023

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in CKEditor4

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Medium severitynpmckeditor4

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Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): <= 4.15.0
  • Patched version(s): 4.15.1

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