CVE-2020-17480
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 11, 2020, 3:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-17480 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-17480.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 | Exploit Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-17480 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 Exploit, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes No Types Assigned https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.7 *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.1.4 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny.cloud:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 from (excluding) 5.1.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 from (excluding) 5.1.4 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny.cloud:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 4.9.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 4.9.7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-17480 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-17480
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.02%
score
0.39402
percentile