GHSA-3RH3-WFR4-76MJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-04-06 17:28 – Updated: 2021-04-30 17:30
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Summary
Regular expression Denial of Service in multiple packages
Details

Impact

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.

Patches

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

For more information

Email us at security@cksource.com if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.

Acknowledgements

The CKEditor 5 team would like to thank Yeting Li for recognizing and reporting these vulnerabilities.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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