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DEBIAN-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 spe...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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).
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
ckeditor
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.16.0+dfsg-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org