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CVE-2020-7760

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|/*.*?*/)*

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from codemirror, from oracle, from oracle and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-10-30T11:15:12.633

Last Modified

2026-06-17T03:25:23.800

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	codemirror	codemirror	< 5.58.2	Yes
Application	oracle	application_express	< 20.2	Yes
Application	oracle	enterprise_manager_express_user_interface	19c	Yes
Application	oracle	essbase	21.2	Yes
Application	oracle	hyperion_data_relationship_management	< 11.2.9.0	Yes
Application	oracle	spatial_studio	< 19.1.0	Yes

References

https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEMARMOTTAWEBJARS-1024450 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1024449 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1024445 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCODEMIRROR-1024448 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCOMPONENTS-1024446 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1024447 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODEMIRROR-1016937 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4789 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbb Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEMARMOTTAWEBJARS-1024450 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1024449 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1024445 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCODEMIRROR-1024448 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCOMPONENTS-1024446 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1024447 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODEMIRROR-1016937 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4789 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For codemirror's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.