CVE-2012-4230

The bbcode plugin in TinyMCE 3.5.8 does not properly enforce the TinyMCE security policy for the (1) encoding directive and (2) valid_elements attribute, which allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via application-specific vectors, as demonstrated using a textarea element.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/91130
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114	Exploit
http://www.madirish.net/554	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744
http://osvdb.org/91130
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114	Exploit
http://www.madirish.net/554	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:tinymce:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://osvdb.org/91130 -~~	() http://osvdb.org/91130 -
References	~~() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html - Exploit~~	() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html - Exploit
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114 - Exploit~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114 - Exploit
References	~~() http://www.madirish.net/554 - Exploit~~	() http://www.madirish.net/554 - Exploit
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424 -
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744 -

Information

Published : 2014-04-25 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:42

NVD link : CVE-2012-4230

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tinymce

tinymce

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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