CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%
A regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability has been discovered in multiple CKEditor 5 packages. The vulnerability allowed to abuse particular regular expressions, which could cause a significant performance drop resulting in a browser tab freeze. It affects all users using the CKEditor 5 packages listed above at version <= 26.0.0.
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 27.0.0.
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
The CKEditor 5 team would like to thank Yeting Li for recognizing and reporting these vulnerabilities.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
ckeditor | ckeditor5-widget | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-widget:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-paste-from-office | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-paste-from-office:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-media-embed | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-media-embed:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-markdown-gfm | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-markdown-gfm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-list | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-list:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-image | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-image:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-font | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-font:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
ckeditor | ckeditor5-engine | * | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor5-engine:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v27.0.0
github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21391
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-font
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-image
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-list
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-media-embed
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-paste-from-office
www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-widget
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%