DRUPAL-CORE-2021-005
The Drupal project uses the CKEditor, library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.
Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to allow use of the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit one or more Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.
For more information, see CKEditor's announcement of the release.
This advisory is not covered by Drupal Steward.
What each source reports
OSV No score
The Drupal project uses the CKEditor, library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.
Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to allow use of the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit one or more Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.
For more information, see CKEditor's announcement of the release.
This advisory is not covered by Drupal Steward.
- Record
DRUPAL-CORE-2021-005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0.0 up to 8.9.18, 9.1.0 up to 9.1.12, 9.2.0 up to 9.2.4, plus listed versions 8.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.5 Show 45 moreShow less8.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.108.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.98.2.08.2.0-beta18.2.0-beta28.2.0-beta38.2.0-rc18.2.0-rc28.2.18.2.28.2.38.2.48.2.58.2.68.2.78.2.88.3.08.3.0-alpha18.3.0-beta18.3.0-rc18.3.0-rc28.3.18.3.28.3.38.3.48.3.58.3.68.3.78.3.88.3.98.4.08.4.0-alpha1 |
8.9.189.1.129.2.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
DRUPAL-CORE-2021-005 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in drupal/core, published August 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in drupal/core 8.9.18.
References
Left out here: 125 versions. The JSON record has them.