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CVE-2024-38356

MEDIUM
Published 2024-06-19T20:03:47.923Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.426
Higher than 42.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content extraction code. When using the `noneditable_regexp` option, specially crafted HTML attributes containing malicious code were able to be executed when content was extracted from the editor. This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 7.2.0, TinyMCE 6.8.4 and TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS by ensuring that, when using the `noneditable_regexp` option, any content within an attribute is properly verified to match the configured regular expression before being added. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

tinymce

tinymce

Affected Versions:

< 5.11.0 >= 6.0.0, <6.8.4 >= 7.0.0, < 7.2.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE

TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using noneditable_regexp option

GHSA-9hcv-j9pv-qmph

Advisory Details

### Impact A [cross-site scripting (XSS)](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content extraction code. When using the `noneditable_regexp` option, specially crafted HTML attributes containing malicious code were able to be executed when content was extracted from the editor. ### Patches This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 7.2.0, TinyMCE 6.8.4 and TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS by ensuring that, when using the `noneditable_regexp` option, any content within an attribute is properly verified to match the configured regular expression before being added. ### Fix To avoid this vulnerability: * Upgrade to TinyMCE 7.2.0 or higher. * Upgrade to TinyMCE 6.8.4 or higher for TinyMCE 6.x. * Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS or higher for TinyMCE 5.x (only available as part of commercial [long-term support](https://www.tiny.cloud/long-term-support/) contract). ### References * [TinyMCE 6.8.4](https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview) * [TinyMCE 7.2.0](https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) * Open an issue in the [TinyMCE repo](https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc)

Affected Packages

npm tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.11.0
NuGet TinyMCE
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.11.0
Packagist tinymce/tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.11.0
npm tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥6.0.0 <6.8.4
npm tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥7.0.0 <7.2.0
NuGet TinyMCE
ECOSYSTEM: ≥6.0.0 <6.8.4
NuGet TinyMCE
ECOSYSTEM: ≥7.0.0 <7.2.0
Packagist tinymce/tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥6.0.0 <6.8.4
Packagist tinymce/tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥7.0.0 <7.2.0
PyPI django-tinymce
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <4.1.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

WEB https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcv-j9pv-qmph
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38356
WEB https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
WEB https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
PACKAGE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
WEB https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
WEB https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
WEB https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
WEB https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/latest/7.2-release-notes/#overview

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 19, 2024, Modified: July 5, 2024

References

https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcv-j9pv-qmph
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
Published: 2024-06-19T20:03:47.923Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-02T04:04:25.245Z
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