VDB
CVE-2021-26272
CVE-2021-26272
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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).
EPSS 2.22% · 81.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.22%
81.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | ckeditor | 0, 4.5.7+dfsg-2, 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | ckeditor | 4.5.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm3, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | ckeditor | 0, 4.11.1+dfsg-1, 4.12.1+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Jan 26, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2022 CVE Updated
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 7, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26272 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26272 third-party-advisory