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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-22782

Etherpad < 1.8.3 is affected by a denial of service in the import functionality. Upload of binary file to the import endpoint would crash the instance.

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CVE-2020-22782
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31 Oct 2026, 10:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-22782

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Apr 2021, 21:15 UTC

Etherpad < 1.8.3 is affected by a denial of service in the import functionality. Upload of binary file to the import endpoint would crash the instance.

osv:CVE-2020-22782
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22782",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Etherpad < 1.8.3 is affected by a denial of service in the import functionality. Upload of binary file to the import endpoint would crash the instance.",
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "versions": [
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:14.640232551Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/3825"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383493,
  "published_at": "2021-04-28T21:15:08.623+00:00"
}