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.

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.

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.

    USN-5340-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in CKEditor. This update provides the fixes for CVE-2018-9861,     CVE-2020-9281, CVE-2021-32809, CVE-2021-33829 and CVE-2021-37695 for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

    Kyaw Min Thein discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-9861)

    Micha Bentkowski discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2020-9281)

    Anton Subbotin discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-32808)

    Anton Subbotin discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to inject arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-32809)

    Or Sahar discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2021-33829)

    Mika Kulmala discovered that CKEditor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37695)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2813 advisory.

  - 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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
191754	IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.7.2.x < 9.7.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7124058)	Nessus	Windows	critical
183711	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : CKEditor vulnerabilities (USN-5340-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
159137	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : CKEditor vulnerabilities (USN-5340-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
155016	Debian DLA-2813-1 : ckeditor - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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