TinyMCE before 4.9.7 and 5.x before 5.1.4 allows XSS in the core parser, the paste plugin, and the visualchars plugin by using the clipboard or APIs to insert content into the editor.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - TinyMCE before 4.9.7 and 5.x before 5.1.4 allows XSS in the core parser, the paste plugin, and the     visualchars plugin by using the clipboard or APIs to insert content into the editor. (CVE-2020-17480)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - TinyMCE before 4.9.7 and 5.x before 5.1.4 allows XSS in the core parser, the paste plugin, and the
    visualchars plugin by using the clipboard or APIs to insert content into the editor. (CVE-2020-17480)

According to its self-reported version number, TinyMCE is prior to 4.9.7 or 5.x prior to 5.1.4. Therefore, it may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the core parser, paste and visualchars plugins.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
261098	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-17480	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
423348	SCA: security update for tinymce (GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
423348	SCA: security update for tinymce (GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
112655	TinyMCE < 4.9.7 Cross-Site Scripting	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	Version Based	medium
112654	TinyMCE 5.x < 5.1.4 Cross-Site Scripting	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	Version Based	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2020-17480

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Tenable Plugins

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