CVE-2021-26271

Summary

CVECVE-2021-26271
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-26 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-12-01 16:16:00 UTC
DescriptionIt 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-829

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ckeditor Ckeditor All All All All
Application Ckeditor Ckeditor All All All All
Application Oracle Agile Plm 9.3.5 All All All
Application Oracle Agile Plm 9.3.6 All All All
Application Oracle Application Express All All All All
Application Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure 8.1.0 All All All
Application Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure 8.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure All All All All
Application Oracle Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools All All All All
Application Oracle Siebel Ui Framework All All All All
Application Oracle Webcenter Sites 12.2.1.3.0 All All All
Application Oracle Webcenter Sites 12.2.1.4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CKEditor 4.16 with improved image pasting, High Contrast support and a new color API CONFIRM ckeditor.com Vendor Advisory
ckeditor4/CHANGES.md at major · ckeditor/ckeditor4 · GitHub MISC github.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021 N/A www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021 MISC www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179408 Debian Security Update for ckeditor (CVE-2021-26271)
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