## CKEditor 4.14

**Security Updates:**

  -     [CVE-2020-9281](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-202     0-9281) Fixed XSS vulnerability in the HTML data     processor reported by [Micha&#x142;
    Bentkowski](https://twitter.com/securitymb) of     Securitum.

&#9;Issue summary: It was possible to execute XSS inside CKEditor after persuading the victim to: (i) switch CKEditor to source mode, then (ii) paste a specially crafted HTML code, prepared by the attacker, into the opened CKEditor source area, and (iii) switch back to WYSIWYG mode or (i) copy the specially crafted HTML code, prepared by the attacker and (ii) paste it into CKEditor in WYSIWYG mode.

  -     [CVE-2020-9440](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-202     0-9440) Fixed XSS vulnerability in the WebSpellChecker     Dialog plugin reported by [Pham Van     Khanh](https://twitter.com/rskvp93) from Viettel Cyber     Security.

&#9;Issue summary: It was possible to execute XSS using CKEditor after persuading the victim to: (i) switch CKEditor to source mode, then (ii) paste a specially crafted HTML code, prepared by the attacker, into the opened CKEditor source area, then (iii) switch back to WYSIWYG mode, and (iv) preview CKEditor content outside CKEditor editable area.

**An upgrade is highly recommended!**

New features :

  -     [#2374](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/237     4): Added support for pasting rich content from     LibreOffice Writer with the [Paste from     LibreOffice](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastefromli     breoffice) plugin.

  -     [#2583](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/258     3): Changed     [emoji](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/emoji)     suggestion box to show the matched emoji name instead of     an ID.

  -     [#3748](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/374     8): Improved the [color     button](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/colorbutton)     state to reflect the selected editor content colors.

  -     [#3661](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/366     1): Improved the     [Print](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/print) plugin to     respect styling rendered by the     [Preview](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview)     plugin.

  -     [#3547](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/354     7): Active     [dialog](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/dialog) tab now     has the `aria-selected='true'` attribute.

  -     [#3441](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/344     1): Improved     [`widget.getClipboardHtml()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/     ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_plugins_widget.html#method
    -getClipboardHtml) support for dragging and dropping     multiple     [widgets](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget).

Fixed Issues :

  -     [#3587](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/358     7): [Edge, IE] Fixed:
    [Widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) with     form input elements loses focus during typing.

  -     [#3705](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/370     5): [Safari] Fixed: Safari incorrectly removes blocks     with the     [`editor.extractSelectedHtml()`](https://ckeditor.com/do     cs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_editor.html#method-extr     actSelectedHtml) method after selecting all content.

  -     [#1306](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/130     6): Fixed: The     [Font](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/font) plugin     creates nested HTML `<span>` tags when reapplying the     same font multiple times.

  -     [#3498](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/349     8): Fixed: The editor throws an error during the copy     operation when a     [widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) is     partially selected.

  -     [#2517](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/251     7): [Chrome, Firefox, Safari] Fixed: Inserting a new     image when the selection partially covers an existing     [enhanced image](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/image2)     widget throws an error.

  -     [#3007](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/300     7): [Chrome, Firefox, Safari] Fixed: Cannot modify the     editor content once the selection is released over a     [widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget).

  -     [#3698](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/369     8): Fixed: Cutting the selected text when a     [widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) is     partially selected merges paragraphs.

API Changes :

  -     [#3387](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/338     7): Added the     [CKEDITOR.ui.richCombo.select()](https://ckeditor.com/do     cs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_ui_richCombo.html#metho     d-select) method.

  -     [#3727](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/372     7): Added new `textColor` and `bgColor` commands that     apply the selected color chosen by the [Color     Button](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/colorbutton)     plugin.

  -     [#3728](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/372     8): Added new `font` and `fontSize` commands that apply     the selected font style chosen by the     [Font](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/colorbutton)     plugin.

  -     [#3842](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/384     2): Added the     [`editor.getSelectedRanges()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs     /ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_editor.html#method-getSel     ectedRanges) alias.

  -     [#3775](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/377     5): Widget     [mask](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CK     EDITOR_plugins_widget.html#property-mask) and     [parts](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/C     KEDITOR_plugins_widget.html#property-parts) can now be     refreshed dynamically via API calls.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The versions of Oracle Database Server installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the October 2020 CPU advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the Core RDBMS (bzip2) component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are   affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low   privileged attacker having DBA Level Account privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise   Core RDBMS (bzip2). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Core RDBMS (bzip2).
  (CVE-2019-12900)   
  - Vulnerability in the Core RDBMS (bzip2) component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that   are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low   privileged attacker having DBA Level Account privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise   Core RDBMS (bzip2). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Core RDBMS (bzip2).
  (CVE-2020-14735)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Text component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected   are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated   attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Text. Successful attacks of this   vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Text. (CVE-2020-14734)

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

The version of Oracle WebCenter Portal installed on the remote host is missing a security patch from the October 2020 Critical Patch Update (CPU). It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including the following:

  - dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might     enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the     safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j. (CVE-2020-10683)

  - A vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Caching, CacheStore,     Invocation). Supported versions that are affected are 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily     exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle     Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. (CVE-2020-2555)

  - xstream API version 1.4.10 before 1.4.11 introduced a regression for a previous deserialization flaw. If the     security framework has not been initialized, it may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands     when unmarshalling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON. (CVE-2019-10173)

  - 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)

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

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.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5340-2 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 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)

  - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML Data Processor in CKEditor 4 4.14.0 through 4.16.x     before 4.16.1 allows remote attackers to inject executable JavaScript code through a crafted comment     because --!> is mishandled. (CVE-2021-33829)

  - 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.

The version of IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (formerly IBM Rational DOORS) installed on the remote host is 9.7.2.x prior to 9.7.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 7124058 advisory.

  - Apache Shiro before 1.9.1, A RegexRequestMatcher can be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet     containers. Applications using RegExPatternMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly     vulnerable to an authorization bypass. (CVE-2022-32532)

  - The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow     a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary     shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client     or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath. Users are recommended to upgrade     both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.
    (CVE-2023-46604)

  - Scala 2.13.x before 2.13.9 has a Java deserialization chain in its JAR file. On its own, it cannot be     exploited. There is only a risk in conjunction with Java object deserialization within an application. In     such situations, it allows attackers to erase contents of arbitrary files, make network connections, or     possibly run arbitrary code (specifically, Function0 functions) via a gadget chain. (CVE-2022-36944)

  - IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.7.2.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which     could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the     website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 251216. (CVE-2023-28949)

  - 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)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
134995	Fedora 31 : ckeditor (2020-a832c215bf)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	3/30/2020	3/20/2024	medium
141829	Oracle Database Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oct 2020 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	10/23/2020	12/5/2022	critical
142223	Oracle WebCenter Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oct 2020 CPU)	Nessus	Misc.	11/3/2020	4/23/2024	critical
159137	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : CKEditor vulnerabilities (USN-5340-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	3/22/2022	10/16/2023	medium
183711	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : CKEditor vulnerabilities (USN-5340-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/23/2023	10/23/2023	medium
134988	Fedora 30 : ckeditor (2020-261449d821)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	3/30/2020	3/20/2024	medium
191754	IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.7.2.x < 9.7.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7124058)	Nessus	Windows	3/8/2024	3/12/2024	critical

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