Description
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 products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
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 ↗