QID 982696

QID 982696: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for @ckeditor/ckeditor5-widget (GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj)

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.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 27.0.0.

Vendor References

GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj - github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj

CVEs related to QID 982696

CVE-2021-21391 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Link
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-font	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-image	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-list	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-media-embed	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-paste-from-office	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj	@ckeditor/ckeditor5-widget	github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj

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