DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26271

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26271
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26271.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26271
Upstream
Published
2021-01-26T21:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:06:25Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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).

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ckeditor

Package

Name
ckeditor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ckeditor?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ckeditor

Package

Name
ckeditor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ckeditor?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}