TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo and redo functionality. When a carefully-crafted HTML snippet passes the XSS sanitisation layer, it is manipulated as a string by internal trimming functions before being stored in the undo stack. If the HTML snippet is restored from the undo stack, the combination of the string manipulation and reparative parsing by either the browser's native [DOMParser API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DOMParser) (TinyMCE 6) or the SaxParser API (TinyMCE 5) mutates the HTML maliciously, allowing an XSS payload to be executed. This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.10.8 and TinyMCE 6.7.1 by ensuring HTML is trimmed using node-level manipulation instead of string manipulation. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 08:27
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References | () https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfv - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://researchgate.net/publication/266654651_mXSS_attacks_Attacking_well-secured_web-applications_by_using_innerHTML_mutations - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5108/#securityfixes - Release Notes | |
References | () https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.1-release-notes/#security-fixes - Release Notes | |
References | () https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/api/tinymce.html/tinymce.html.saxparser/ - Product |
26 Oct 2023, 16:32
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
First Time |
Tiny
Tiny tinymce |
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CWE | CWE-79 | |
References | (MISC) https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.1-release-notes/#security-fixes - Release Notes | |
References | (MISC) https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/api/tinymce.html/tinymce.html.saxparser/ - Product | |
References | (MISC) https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5108/#securityfixes - Release Notes | |
References | (MISC) https://researchgate.net/publication/266654651_mXSS_attacks_Attacking_well-secured_web-applications_by_using_innerHTML_mutations - Third Party Advisory | |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfv - Vendor Advisory | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.1 |
19 Oct 2023, 22:15
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Information
Published : 2023-10-19 22:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 08:27
NVD link : CVE-2023-45818
Mitre link : CVE-2023-45818
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-45818
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tiny
- tinymce
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')