CSRF in Kindsoft Kindeditor

CVE-2021-42228

A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x, as demonstrated by examples/uploadbutton.html.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-42228: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42228?
CVE-2021-42228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kindsoft Kindeditor, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-42228?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42228 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.