VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-32809

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-08-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) package. The vulnerability allowed to abuse paste functionality using malformed HTML, which could result in injecting arbitrary HTML into the editor. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.5.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-94
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references