6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-26271
CKEditor 4 Denial of Service Vuln
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).

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-26271 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle webcenter_sites
2 Oracle siebel_ui_framework
3 Oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools
4 Oracle agile_plm
5 Oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure
6 Oracle application_express
1 Ckeditor ckeditor
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-26271 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-26271 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-26271 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first
    Added Reference https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.6 up to (including) 8.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_ui_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.9 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first No Types Assigned https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-829
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.16
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.64 }} -0.31%

score

0.68233

percentile