The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5340-1 advisory.

  - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enhanced Image (aka image2) plugin for CKEditor (in     versions 4.5.10 through 4.9.1; fixed in 4.9.2), as used in Drupal 8 before 8.4.7 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2     and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted IMG element.
    (CVE-2018-9861)

  - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor for CKEditor 4.0 before 4.14 allows     remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script through a crafted protected comment (with the     cke_protected syntax). (CVE-2020-9281)

  - ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A vulnerability has been     discovered in the clipboard Widget plugin if used alongside the undo feature. The vulnerability allows a     user to abuse undo functionality using malformed widget HTML, which could result in executing JavaScript     code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 plugins listed above at version >= 4.13.0. The problem has     been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.16.2. (CVE-2021-32808)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2021-32809)

  - In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted MFT section is supplied in an NTFS image a heap     buffer overflow can occur and allow for code execution. (CVE-2021-33289)

  - 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. (CVE-2021-37695)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : CKEditor vulnerabilities (USN-5340-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 159137

Version 1.9

Version 1.8

Version 1.8

Version 1.7

Version 1.6

Version 1.9 Oct 16, 2023, 9:38 PM Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310162138
Version 1.8 Jul 13, 2023, 1:59 AM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C") Detection Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") Plugin Feed: 202307130159
Version 1.8 Oct 16, 2023, 7:25 PM Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310161925
Version 1.7 Jan 18, 2023, 9:01 AM Logic Changes (Added support for s390x) Plugin Feed: 202301180901
Version 1.6 Dec 6, 2022, 2:54 AM Reference Plugin Feed: 202212060254