CVE-2021-26271

Published: Jan 26, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted text into the Styles input of specific dialogs (in the Advanced Tab for Dialogs plugin).

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416

x_refsource_MISC

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

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https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

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CVE-2021-26271

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