TI-2021-18681 Aliases CVE-2021-42227 GHSA-wv83-jrfh-rp33

Cross SIte Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x via a Google search…

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2021-10-14 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross SIte Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x 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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00937 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	kindeditor (npm)	up to 4.1.12	—	No fix listed	GHSA-wv83-jrfh-rp33

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
kindeditor (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 4.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wv83-jrfh-rp33

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kindsoft:kindeditor::::::::	4.1 – 4.1.12	Vulnerable	Kindsoft

cpe:2.3:a:kindsoft:kindeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 – 4.1.12 Vulnerable ·Kindsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42227
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv83-jrfh-rp33

References

TI-2020-17394 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content1 parameter in demo.jsp in kindsoft… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-18682 A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x, as… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-05324 In KindEditor 4.1.11, the php/demo.php content1 parameter has a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-15290 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in all versions of KindEditor, which can… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-10657 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEditor (Chinese versions) 4.1.12… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2017-14749 Improper authentication in Kind Editor CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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