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GHSA-qm2q-9f3q-2vcv

GitHub Security Advisory

Trix has a cross-site Scripting vulnerability on copy & paste

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

The Trix editor, versions prior to 2.1.4, is vulnerable to XSS when pasting malicious code. This vulnerability is a bypass of the fix put in place for https://github.com/basecamp/trix/security/advisories/GHSA-qjqp-xr96-cj99. In https://github.com/basecamp/trix/pull/1149, we added sanitation for Trix attachments with a `text/html` content type. However, Trix only checks the content type on the paste event's `dataTransfer` object. As long as the `dataTransfer` has a content type of `text/html`, Trix parses its contents and creates an `Attachment` with them, even if the attachment itself doesn't have a `text/html` content type. Trix then uses the attachment content to set the attachment element's `innerHTML`.

### Impact
An attacker could trick a user to copy and paste malicious code that would execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the user's session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being performed or sensitive information being disclosed.

### Patches
**Update Recommendation:** Users should upgrade to Trix editor version 2.1.4 or later, which incorporates proper sanitization of input from copied content.

### Workarounds
This is not really a workaround but something that should be considered in addition to upgrading to the patched version. If affected users can disallow browsers that don't support a Content Security Policy, then this would be an effective workaround for this and all XSS vulnerabilities. Set CSP policies such as `script-src 'self'` to ensure that only scripts hosted on the same origin are executed, and explicitly prohibit inline scripts using `script-src-elem`.

### References
* https://github.com/basecamp/trix/pull/1156
* https://github.com/basecamp/trix/releases/tag/v2.1.4
* https://github.com/basecamp/trix/pull/1149
* https://github.com/basecamp/trix/security/advisories/GHSA-qjqp-xr96-cj99
* [MDN docs for `DataTransfer`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DataTransfer)

### Credits

This vulnerability was reported by HackerOne researcher [thwin_htet](https://hackerone.com/thwin_htet?type=user).

Affected Packages

npm trix
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.1.4)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-qm2q-9f3q-2vcv
Published
August 14, 2024 6:11 PM
Last Modified
August 15, 2024 4:58 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
npm
Primary Package
trix
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 30, 2025 6:30 AM

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