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TinyMCE < 4.9.11 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112651

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Synopsis

TinyMCE < 4.9.11 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, TinyMCE is prior to 4.9.11 or 5.x prior to 5.4.1. Therefore, it may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the editor via the clipboard or APIs.

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

Solution

Upgrade to TinyMCE version 4.9.11 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-vrv8-v4w8-f95h

https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/tinymce-version-5.2.1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 112651

Type: remote

Published: 11/19/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12648

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12648

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12648