CVE-2021-42227: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 18, 2021 (updated October 21, 2021)

Cross SIte Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEdit via a Google search inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html and then the .html file on the website that uses this editor (the file suffix is allowed).

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv83-jrfh-rp33
github.com/kindsoft/kindeditor/issues/336
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42227

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