CVE-2021-26272 – ckeditor4

Package

Manager: npm
Name: ckeditor4
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <4.16.0

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00203 pctl0.42613

Details

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in CKEditor 4 It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink plugin).

Metadata

Created: 2021-10-13T15:34:09Z
Modified: 2022-02-08T21:39:05Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/10/GHSA-wpvm-wqr4-p7cw/GHSA-wpvm-wqr4-p7cw.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-829"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-wpvm-wqr4-p7cw
Finding: F164
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