What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-26272?

CVE-2021-26272 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-26272?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-26272. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Ckeditor CVE-2021-26272

MEDIUM

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CWE-829)

2021-01-26 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Ckeditor Agile Plm Application Express Banking Party Management Commerce Merchandising Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure Financial Services Model Management And Governance Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools Siebel Ui Framework Webcenter Sites

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 26, 2021 - 21:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-829. It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink plugin). Affected products include: Ckeditor, Oracle Agile Plm, Oracle Application Express, Oracle Banking Party Management, Oracle Commerce Merchandising. Version information: before 4.16.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.