CKEditor4 up to 4.17.x Dialog Plugin resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CKEditor4 up to 4.17.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Dialog Plugin. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-24729. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CKEditor4 up to 4.17.x. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Dialog Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 03/17/2022 as GHSA-f6rf-9m92-x2hh. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-24729 since 02/10/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211412 (Fedora 37 : ckeditor (2022-4c634ee466)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.18.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211412) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-29580). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211412
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : ckeditor (2022-4c634ee466)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CKEditor4 4.18.0

Timelineinfo

02/10/2022 🔍
03/17/2022 +35 days 🔍
03/17/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2026 +1508 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-f6rf-9m92-x2hh
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-24729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-24729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195330
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2022 08:11
Updated: 05/03/2026 23:30
Changes: 03/17/2022 08:11 (50), 03/19/2022 17:14 (1), 11/16/2024 05:12 (16), 05/01/2025 13:10 (3), 05/03/2026 23:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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