Description (CNA)
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).
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html