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GHSA-r8hm-w5f7-wj39
No affected components available
Impact
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the URL processing logic of the image and link plugins. The vulnerability allowed arbitrary JavaScript execution when updating an image or link using a specially crafted URL. This issue only impacted users while editing and the dangerous URLs were stripped in any content extracted from the editor. This impacts all users who are using TinyMCE 5.9.2 or lower.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.10.0 by improved sanitization logic when updating URLs in the relevant plugins.
Workarounds
To work around this vulnerability, either:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.10.0 or higher
- Disable the
imageandlinkplugins
Acknowledgements
Tiny Technologies would like to thank Yakir6 for discovering this vulnerability.
References
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes510/#securityfixes
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at infosec@tiny.cloud
- Open an issue in the TinyMCE repo
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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