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GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x

HIGH

GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in kindeditor. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Cross Site Request Forgery in kindeditor

Also known asCVE-2021-42228
Published
Oct 18, 2021
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
None yet
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2023 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
📦kindeditor

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Description

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x. First, you upload an html file containing csrf on the website that uses a google editor, (you only need to search in google: inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html) and then use the authority of this website to trick users into clicking your malicious html link.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmkindeditorall versionsNo fix
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for kindeditor. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Remediation status

    No patched version of kindeditor has shipped for GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x. First, you upload an html file containing csrf on the website that uses a google editor, (you only need to search in google: inurl:/examples/uploadbutton.html) and then use the authority of this website to trick users into clicking your malicious html link.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-3ww4-cp53-6g2x across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

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