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CVE-2021-21391
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Date: April 28, 2021
CKEditor 5 provides a WYSIWYG editing solution. This CVE affects the following npm packages: ckeditor5-engine, ckeditor5-font, ckeditor5-image, ckeditor5-list, ckeditor5-markdown-gfm, ckeditor5-media-embed, ckeditor5-paste-from-office, and ckeditor5-widget. Following an internal audit, 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.
Language: JS
Severity Score
Related Resources (14)
Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
CWE-400Top Fix
Upgrade Version
Upgrade to version @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-font-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-image-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-list-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-media-embed-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-paste-from-office-27.0.0, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-widget-27.0.0
CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | REQUIRED |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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| Access Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Access Complexity (AC): | MEDIUM |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | PARTIAL |
| Additional information: |