| Name | CVE-2021-37695 |
| Description | ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 [Fake Objects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) package. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed Fake Objects HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version < 4.16.2. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2813-1, ELA-513-1, ELA-905-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 992290 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ckeditor (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.4.4+dfsg1-3+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.5.7+dfsg-2+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.5.7+dfsg-2+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.11.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 4.16.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 4.19.1+dfsg-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 4.22.1+dfsg1-2 | fixed | |
| ckeditor3 (PTS) | stretch | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| buster | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-3 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 3.6.6.1+dfsg-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ckeditor | source | jessie | 4.4.4+dfsg1-3+deb8u1 | ELA-513-1 | ||
| ckeditor | source | stretch | 4.5.7+dfsg-2+deb9u2 | ELA-905-1 | ||
| ckeditor | source | (unstable) | 4.16.2+dfsg-1 | 992290 | ||
| ckeditor3 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
[bullseye] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - ckeditor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
- ckeditor3 <not-affected> (fakeobjects plugin only in ckeditor 4)
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58