CVE-2022-24729 | BDVDB-2026-172021 Detail
ckeditorckeditor4
Description#
CKEditor4 is an open source what-you-see-is-what-you-get HTML editor. CKEditor4 prior to version 4.18.0 contains a vulnerability in the `dialog` plugin. The vulnerability allows abuse of a dialog input validator regular expression, which can cause a significant performance drop resulting in a browser tab freeze. A patch is available in version 4.18.0. There are currently no known workarounds.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References#
- https://ckeditor.com/cke4/release/CKEditor-4.18.0
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-f6rf-9m92-x2hh
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2022-005
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.