CVE-2021-3822

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in josdejong/jsoneditor

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Published Sep 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

jsoneditor is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

josdejong

josdejong/jsoneditor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.5.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jsoneditoronline:jsoneditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-2072	jsoneditor is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Github GHSA	GHSA-hhfg-6hfc-rvxm	Regular Expression Denial of Service in jsoneditor

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.418% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor/commit/092e386cf49f2a1450625617da8e0137ed067c3e
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1e3ed803-b7ed-42f1-a4ea-c4c75da9de73

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jsoneditoronline Jsoneditor

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Sep 27, 2021, 12:25 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Sep 22, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2021, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

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