CVE-2021-21254
MEDIUMCKEditor 5 Markdown Plugin < 25.0.0 - Denial of Service via Link Recognition Regex
Title source: llmDescription
CKEditor 5 is an open source rich text editor framework with a modular architecture. The CKEditor 5 Markdown plugin (@ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm) before version 25.0.0 has a regex denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allowed to abuse link recognition regular expression, which could cause a significant performance drop resulting in browser tab freeze. It affects all users using CKEditor 5 Markdown plugin at version <= 24.0.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 25.0.0.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-hgmg-hhc8-g5wr
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v25.0.0
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0179
EPSS Percentile
75.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (2)
ckeditor/ckeditor5
< 25.0.0
ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm
0 - 25.0.0npm
Published
Jan 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026