Vulnerability in Ckeditor

CVE-2021-26271

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).

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-26271: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26271?
CVE-2021-26271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ckeditor, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-26271?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.