Description

TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo/redo functionality and other APIs and plugins. Text nodes within specific parents are not escaped upon serialization according to the HTML standard. If such text nodes contain a special character reserved as an internal marker, they can be combined with other HTML patterns to form malicious snippets. These snippets pass the initial sanitisation layer when the content is parsed into the editor body, but can trigger XSS when the special internal marker is removed from the content and re-parsed. his vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE versions 6.7.3 and 5.10.9. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 15, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 22, 2023, 10:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-48219 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tiny tinymce
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-2023-48219.

URL Resource
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 Vendor Advisory
https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ Release Notes
https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ Release Notes

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-48219 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-48219 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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-v626-r774-j7f8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ No Types Assigned https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ No Types Assigned https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ Release Notes
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.9 *cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.7.3
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo/redo functionality and other APIs and plugins. Text nodes within specific parents are not escaped upon serialization according to the HTML standard. If such text nodes contain a special character reserved as an internal marker, they can be combined with other HTML patterns to form malicious snippets. These snippets pass the initial sanitisation layer when the content is parsed into the editor body, but can trigger XSS when the special internal marker is removed from the content and re-parsed. his vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE versions 6.7.3 and 5.10.9. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

score

0.31823

percentile

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