What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-41165?

CVE-2021-41165 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-41165?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-41165. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Ckeditor CVE-2021-41165

Q: Which versions of Ckeditor are affected by CVE-2021-41165?

CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.. A patch is available.

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2021-11-17 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Ckeditor Drupal Agile Product Lifecycle Management Application Express Banking Apis Banking Digital Experience Commerce Guided Search Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Webcenter Portal

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2021 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected version a vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0.

AnalysisAI

CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected version a vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0. Affected products include: Ckeditor, Drupal, Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, Oracle Application Express, Oracle Banking Apis. Version information: version 4.17.0..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.