7.3
HIGH
CVE-2021-37695
CKEditor Fake Objects Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2021, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37695 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools
2 Oracle commerce_guided_search
3 Oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools
4 Oracle documaker
5 Oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure
6 Oracle application_express
7 Oracle banking_party_management
8 Oracle financial_services_model_management_and_governance
9 Oracle commerce_merchandising
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Ckeditor ckeditor
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-37695.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-37695 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-37695 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58
    Added Reference https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_merchandising:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_model_management_and_governance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.8.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.0.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_merchandising:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.7 up to (including) 8.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_model_management_and_governance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.8.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.0.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_merchandising:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:12.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_model_management_and_governance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.8.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.0.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.6.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-37695 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-37695 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} -0.12%

score

0.42316

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability