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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Regular expression Denial of Service in multiple packages

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Description

A regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability has been discovered in multiple CKEditor 5 packages. The vulnerability allowed to abuse particular regular expressions, which could cause a significant performance drop resulting in a browser tab freeze. It affects all users using the CKEditor 5 packages listed above at version <= 26.0.0.

Recommendation

Update the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-markdown-gfm package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): <= 26.0.0
  • Patched version(s): 27.0.0

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