Cross-site scripting in tinymce



Published: 2019-07-17 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-1010091
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		tinymce
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor tinymce

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU35706

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010091

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

tinymce 4.7.11, 4.7.12 is affected by: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation. The impact is: JavaScript code execution. The component is: Media element. The attack vector is: The victim must paste malicious content to media element's embed tab.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

tinymce: 5.0.0 - 5.2.1

External links

http://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/issues/4394


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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