`CVE-2020-7760` codemirror

Affected software	codemirror
Severity	7.5 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Weakness	Uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400)
Published	30 Oct 2020
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

This affects the package codemirror before 5.58.2; the package org.apache.marmotta.webjars:codemirror before 5.58.2. The vulnerable regular expression is located in https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/blob/cdb228ac736369c685865b122b736cd0d397836c/mode/javascript/javascript.jsL129. The ReDOS vulnerability of the regex is mainly due to the sub-pattern (s|/*.*?*/)*

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 5.3% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: codemirror/CodeMirror 55d0333.

Protection none
Action unverified
Review automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by	Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding	This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.
Candidate fix	https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb : a commit: the change itself

Decided by

Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding

This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Candidate fix

https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb : a commit: the change itself

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 3.1 5.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L report@snyk.io Secondary

CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 3.1	5.3	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`	report@snyk.io	Secondary
CVSS 2.0	5.0	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗	CPU	2025-Q1	Oracle Analytics / Content Storage Service (CodeMirror) (7.0.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q1	Oracle Utilities Applications / User Interface (CodeMirror) (4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q4	Oracle Communications / Diameter Custom Application (CodeMirror) (9.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q3	Oracle Siebel CRM / UI Framework (CodeMirror) (22.12 and prior)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2022 ↗	CPU	2022-Q2	Oracle Hyperion / Web Client - Unicode (CodeMirror) (Prior to 11.2.9.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2021 ↗	CPU	2021-Q3	Oracle Database Server / Enterprise Manager Express User Interface (CodeMirror) (19c) Oracle Essbase / Infrastructure (CodeMirror) (21.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗	CPU	2021-Q2	Oracle Database Server / Oracle Application Express (CodeMirror) (Prior to 20.2) Oracle Spatial Studio / Install (CodeMirror) (Prior to 19.1.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q1

Oracle Analytics / Content Storage Service (CodeMirror) (7.0.0.0.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Utilities Applications / User Interface (CodeMirror) (4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q4

Oracle Communications / Diameter Custom Application (CodeMirror) (9.0.0.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q3

Oracle Siebel CRM / UI Framework (CodeMirror) (22.12 and prior)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q2

Oracle Hyperion / Web Client - Unicode (CodeMirror) (Prior to 11.2.9.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2021 ↗

CPU

2021-Q3

Oracle Database Server / Enterprise Manager Express User Interface (CodeMirror) (19c)
Oracle Essbase / Infrastructure (CodeMirror) (21.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗

CPU

2021-Q2

Oracle Database Server / Oracle Application Express (CodeMirror) (Prior to 20.2)
Oracle Spatial Studio / Install (CodeMirror) (Prior to 19.1.0)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Analytics	Content Storage Service (CodeMirror)	7.0.0.0.0	7.0.0.0.0
Oracle Communications	Diameter Custom Application (CodeMirror)	9.0.0.0	9.0.0.0
Oracle Database Server	Enterprise Manager Express User Interface (CodeMirror)	19c	19
Oracle Database Server	Oracle Application Express (CodeMirror)	Prior to 20.2
Oracle Essbase	Infrastructure (CodeMirror)	21.2	21.2
Oracle Hyperion	Web Client - Unicode (CodeMirror)	Prior to 11.2.9.0
Oracle Siebel CRM	UI Framework (CodeMirror)	22.12 and prior
Oracle Spatial Studio	Install (CodeMirror)	Prior to 19.1.0
Oracle Utilities Applications	User Interface (CodeMirror)	4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0	4.4.0.0.0 · 4.4.0.2.0 · 4.4.0.3.0

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Analytics

Content Storage Service (CodeMirror)

7.0.0.0.0

Oracle Communications

Diameter Custom Application (CodeMirror)

9.0.0.0

Oracle Database Server

Enterprise Manager Express User Interface (CodeMirror)

19c

Oracle Database Server

Oracle Application Express (CodeMirror)

Prior to 20.2

Oracle Essbase

Infrastructure (CodeMirror)

21.2

Oracle Hyperion

Web Client - Unicode (CodeMirror)

Prior to 11.2.9.0

Oracle Siebel CRM

UI Framework (CodeMirror)

22.12 and prior

Oracle Spatial Studio

Install (CodeMirror)

Prior to 19.1.0

Oracle Utilities Applications

User Interface (CodeMirror)

4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0

4.4.0.0.0 · 4.4.0.2.0 · 4.4.0.3.0

Products and versions

6 products, 6 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	codemirror	codemirror	generic	＜ 5.58.2
nvd	oracle	application express	generic	＜ 20.2
nvd	oracle	enterprise manager express user interface	generic	19c
nvd	oracle	essbase	generic	21.2
nvd	oracle	hyperion data relationship management	generic	＜ 11.2.9.0
nvd	oracle	spatial studio	generic	＜ 19.1.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

codemirror

generic

＜ 5.58.2

nvd

oracle

application express

generic

＜ 20.2

nvd

oracle

enterprise manager express user interface

generic

19c

nvd

oracle

essbase

generic

21.2

nvd

oracle

hyperion data relationship management

generic

＜ 11.2.9.0

nvd

oracle

spatial studio

generic

＜ 19.1.0

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb	commit
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEMARMOTTAWEBJARS-1024450	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1024449	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1024445	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCODEMIRROR-1024448	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCOMPONENTS-1024446	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1024447	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODEMIRROR-1016937	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4789	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	Patch, Third Party Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published	2020-10-30	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2020-10-30

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (19 of 24 rules ran)

19 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven no match An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package no match An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product matched In scope Matches known products: oracle/enterprise_manager_express_user_interface, oracle/essbase, oracle/hyperion_data_relationship_management, oracle/spatial_studio

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (commit tier): https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match no match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold no match Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized

24 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No exploit code has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

codemirror codemirror not tracked cpe:2.3:a:codemirror:codemirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle application_express not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle enterprise_manager_express_user_interface tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_express_user_interface:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle essbase tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle hyperion_data_relationship_management tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_data_relationship_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle spatial_studio tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

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