{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "4.1"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.1.12"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "b73063957cddc6bcf186e3fcd5a0c6ec4cdbb2d0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "6e2d34e740e76c597cc56f99706d5dc706ed6e6a"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/kindsoft/kindeditor",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "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).",
  "id": "CVE-2021-42227",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:55:11.668207123Z",
  "published": "2021-10-14T17:15:08.787Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://github.com/kindsoft/kindeditor/issues/336"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}