Medium severity · published Apr 29, 2021
CVE-2021-21391
CKEditor 5 provides a WYSIWYG editing solution
6.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CKEditor 5 provides a WYSIWYG editing solution. This CVE affects the following npm packages: ckeditor5-engine, ckeditor5-font, ckeditor5-image, ckeditor5-list, ckeditor5-markdown-gfm, ckeditor5-media-embed, ckeditor5-paste-from-office, and ckeditor5-widget. Following an internal audit, 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. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 27.0.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CK
Ckeditor5-engine · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-font · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-image · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-list · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-markdown-gfm · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-media-embed · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-paste-from-office · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5-widget · Ckeditor
before 27.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21391
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21391
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-3rh3-wfr4-76mj
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-font
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-image
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-list
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm
