SA-CORE-2021-011 by jbogdanski, Wim Leers, xjm, greggles, lauriii, tedbow

CKEditor 4 Changelog

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## CKEditor 4.17.1

Fixed issues:

* [#4979](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3757): Added cache key in [#4761](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4761) started to breaking relative links for external CSS resources. The fix had been reverted and will be corrected in the upcoming release.

## CKEditor 4.17

**Security Updates:**

* Fixed XSS vulnerability in the core module reported by [William Bowling](https://github.com/wbowling).

	Issue summary: The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. See [security advisory](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-7h26-63m7-qhf2) for more details.

* Fixed XSS vulnerability in the core module reported by [Maurice Dauer](https://twitter.com/laytonctf).

	Issue summary: The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. See [security advisory](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj) for more details.

You can read more details in the relevant security advisory and [contact us](security@cksource.com) if you have more questions.

**An upgrade is highly recommended!**

**Highlights:**

Adobe [ended support of Flash Player](https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html) on December 31, 2020 and blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021.

We have decided to deprecate and remove the [Flash](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/flash) plugin from CKEditor 4 to help protect users' systems and discourage using insecure software.

New Features:

* [#3433](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3433): Marked required fields in dialogs with asterisk (`*`) symbol.

* [#4374](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4374): Integrated the [Maximize](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/maximize) plugin with browser's History API.

* [#4461](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4461): Introduced the possibility to delay editor initialization while it is in a detached DOM element.

* [#4462](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4462): Introduced support for reattaching editor container element to DOM.

* [#4612](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4612): Allow pasting images as Base64 from [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) in all browsers except IE.

* [#4681](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4681): Allow drag and drop images as Base64.

* [#4750](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4750): Added notification for pasting and dropping unsupported file types into the editor.

* [#4807](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4807): [Chrome] Improved the performance of pasting large images. Thanks to [FlowIT-JIT](https://github.com/FlowIT-JIT)!

* [#4850](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4850): Added support for loading [content templates](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/templates) from HTML files. Thanks to [Fynn96](https://github.com/Fynn96)!

* [#4874](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4874): Added the [`config.clipboard_handleImages`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_config.html#cfg-clipboard_handleImages) configuration option for enabling and disabling built-in support for pasting and dropping images in the [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) plugin. Thanks to [FlowIT-JIT](https://github.com/FlowIT-JIT)!

* [#4026](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4026): [Preview](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview) plugin now uses the [`editor#title`](http://localhost/ckeditor4-docs/build/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_editor.html#property-title) property for the title of the preview window. Thanks to [Ely](https://github.com/Elyasin)!

* [#4467](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4467): Added support for inserting content next to a block [widgets](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) using keyboard navigation. Thanks to [bunglegrind](https://github.com/bunglegrind)!

Fixed Issues:

* [#3757](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3757): [Firefox] Fixed: images pasted from [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) are not inserted as Base64-encoded images.

* [#3876](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3876): Fixed: The [Print](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/print) plugin incorrectly prints links and images.

* [#4444](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4444): [Firefox] Fixed: Print preview is incorrectly loaded from CDN.

* [#4596](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4596): Fixed: Incorrect handling of HSL/HSLA values in [`CKEDITOR.tools.color`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_tools_color.html).

* [#4597](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4597): Fixed: Incorrect color conversion for HSL/HSLA values in [`CKEDITOR.tools.color`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_tools_color.html).

* [#4604](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4604): Fixed: [`CKEDITOR.plugins.clipboard.dataTransfer#getTypes()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_plugins_clipboard_dataTransfer.html#method-getTypes) returns no types.

* [#4761](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4761): Fixed: Not all resources loaded by the editor respect the cache key.

* [#4783](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4783): Fixed: The [Accessibility Help](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/a11yhelp) dialog does not contain info about focus being moved back to the editing area upon activating a toolbar button.

* [#4790](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4790): Fixed: Printing page is invoked before the printed page is fully loaded.

* [#4874](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4874): Fixed: Built-in support for pasting and dropping images in the [Clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) plugin restricts third party plugins from handling image pasting. Thanks to [FlowIT-JIT](https://github.com/FlowIT-JIT)!

* [#4888](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4888): Fixed: The [`CKEDITOR.dialog#setState()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_dialog.html#method-setState) method throws error when there is no "OK" button in the dialog.

* [#4858](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4858): Fixed: The [Autolink](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autolink) plugin incorrectly escapes the `&` characters when pasting links into the editor.

* [#4892](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4892): Fixed: Focus of buttons in dialogs is not visible enough in High Contrast mode.

* [#3858](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3858): Fixed: Pasting content in `ENTER_BR` [enter mode](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_config.html#cfg-enterMode) crashes the editor.

* [#4891](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4891): Fixed: The [Autogrow](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autogrow) plugin applies fixed width to the editor.

API Changes:

* [#4462](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4462): [`CKEDITOR.editor#getSelection()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_editor.html#method-getSelection) now returns `null` if the editor is in recreating state.

* [#4583](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4583): Added support for new, comma-less color syntax to [`CKEDITOR.tools.color`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_tools_color.html).

* [#4604](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4604): Added the [`CKEDITOR.plugins.clipboard.dataTransfer#isFileTransfer()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_plugins_clipboard_dataTransfer.html#method-isFileTransfer) method.

* [#4790](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4790): Added `callback` parameter to [`CKEDITOR.plugins.preview#createPreview()`](https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_plugins_preview.html#method-createPreview) method.

Other Changes:

* [#4866](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/#4866): The [Flash](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/flash) plugin is now deprecated and has been removed from CKEditor 4.

* [#4901](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/4901): Redesigned buttons placement in the [Content templates](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/templates) dialog to make it more UX friendly. Thanks to [Fynn96](https://github.com/Fynn96)!

## CKEditor 4.16.2

**Security Updates:**

# Reporting a security issues

If you believe you have found a security issue in the CKEditor 4 software, please contact us immediately.

When reporting a potential security problem, please bear this in mind:

*   Make sure to provide as many details as possible about the vulnerability.

*   Please do not disclose publicly any security issues until we fix them and publish security releases.

Contact the security team at security@cksource.com. As soon as we receive the security report, we will work promptly to confirm the issue and then to provide a security fix.