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A vulnerability was found in KindEditor 4.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html of the component Google Search. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-42227. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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A vulnerability was found in KindEditor 4.1.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html of the component Google Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was shared 10/14/2021 as 336. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-42227 since 10/11/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• 4.1.x

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