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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892813
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2813-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ckeditor' package(s) announced via the DLA-2813-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ckeditor' package(s) announced via the DLA-2813-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
CKEditor, an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support, which can be embedded into web pages, had two vulnerabilities as follows:

CVE-2021-33829

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor in CKEditor 4 allows remote attackers to inject executable JavaScript code through a crafted comment because --!> is mishandled.

CVE-2021-37695

A potential vulnerability has been discovered in CKEditor 4 Fake Objects package. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed Fake Objects HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript code.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 4.5.7+dfsg-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ckeditor packages.

For the detailed security status of ckeditor please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ckeditor' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-33829
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYA354LJP47KCVJMTUO77ZCX3ZK42G3T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVOYN2WKDPLKCNILIGEZM236ABQASLGW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WAGNWHFIQAVCP537KFFS2A2GDG66J7XD/
https://ckeditor.com/blog/ckeditor-4.16.1-with-accessibility-enhancements/#improvements-for-comments-in-html-parser
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00007.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-37695
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-m94c-37g6-cjhc
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/commit/de3c001540715f9c3801aaa38a1917de46cfcf58
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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