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).
Published: 2021-01-26
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 2.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4431 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).
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jv4c-7jqq-m34x CKEditor 4 ReDoS Vulnerability
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Oracle agile Product Lifecycle Management
CPEs 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:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle agile Plm
Oracle agile Product Lifecycle Management

Subscriptions

Ckeditor Ckeditor
Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management Application Express Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools Siebel Ui Framework Webcenter Sites
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:19:20.393Z

Reserved: 2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26271

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-26T21:15:12.860

Modified: 2026-08-25T16:28:27.310

Link: CVE-2021-26271

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses