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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS12NjVyLXAzdnYtampmds4AA2kF
TinyMCE mXSS vulnerability in undo/redo, getContent API, resetContent API, and Autosave plugin
Impact
A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo and redo functionality. When a carefully-crafted HTML snippet passes the XSS sanitisation layer, it is manipulated as a string by internal trimming functions before being stored in the undo stack. If the HTML snippet is restored from the undo stack, the combination of the string manipulation and reparative parsing by either the browser's native DOMParser API (TinyMCE 6) or the SaxParser API (TinyMCE 5) mutates the HTML maliciously, allowing an XSS payload to be executed.
This vulnerability also impacts these related TinyMCE APIs and plugins:
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.10.8 and TinyMCE 6.7.1 by ensuring HTML is trimmed using node-level manipulation instead of string manipulation.
Fix
To avoid this vulnerability:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.10.8 or higher for TinyMCE 5.x.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 6.7.1 or higher for TinyMCE 6.x.
Acknowledgements
Tiny Technologies would like to thank Masato Kinugawa of Cure53 for discovering this vulnerability.
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at [email protected]
- Open an issue in the TinyMCE repo
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS12NjVyLXAzdnYtampmds4AA2kF
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: 6 months ago
Updated: 5 months ago
CVSS Score: 6.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Identifiers: GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfv, CVE-2023-45818
References:
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfv
- https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5108/#securityfixes
- https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.1-release-notes/#security-fixes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45818
- https://researchgate.net/publication/266654651_mXSS_attacks_Attacking_well-secured_web-applications_by_using_innerHTML_mutations
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/api/tinymce.html/tinymce.html.saxparser/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfv
Blast Radius: 43.2
Affected Packages
packagist:tinymce/tinymce
Dependent packages: 116Dependent repositories: 672
Downloads: 5,270,212 total
Affected Version Ranges: < 5.10.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
Fixed in: 5.10.8, 6.7.1
All affected versions: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.12, 4.0.13, 4.0.14, 4.0.15, 4.0.16, 4.0.17, 4.0.18, 4.0.19, 4.0.20, 4.0.21, 4.0.22, 4.0.23, 4.0.24, 4.0.25, 4.0.26, 4.0.27, 4.0.28, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.3.13, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.5.9, 4.5.12, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 4.7.8, 4.7.9, 4.7.10, 4.7.11, 4.7.12, 4.7.13, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.9.0, 5.9.1, 5.9.2, 5.10.0, 5.10.1, 5.10.2, 5.10.3, 5.10.4, 5.10.5, 5.10.6, 5.10.7, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.7.0
All unaffected versions: 5.10.8, 5.10.9, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3, 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.3, 7.0.0, 7.0.1
nuget:TinyMCE
Dependent packages: 0Dependent repositories: 0
Downloads: 3,969,421 total
Affected Version Ranges: < 5.10.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
Fixed in: 5.10.8, 6.7.1
All affected versions: 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.7, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.5.8, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.13, 4.0.14, 4.0.15, 4.0.16, 4.0.17, 4.0.18, 4.0.19, 4.0.20, 4.0.21, 4.0.22, 4.0.23, 4.0.24, 4.0.25, 4.0.26, 4.0.27, 4.0.28, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.3.13, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.7.0, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 4.7.8, 4.7.9, 4.7.10, 4.7.11, 4.7.12, 4.7.13, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.9.0, 5.9.1, 5.9.2, 5.10.0, 5.10.1, 5.10.2, 5.10.3, 5.10.4, 5.10.5, 5.10.6, 5.10.7, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.6.2, 6.7.0
All unaffected versions: 5.10.8, 5.10.9, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3, 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.3, 7.0.0, 7.0.1
npm:tinymce
Dependent packages: 1,197Dependent repositories: 12,552
Downloads: 2,334,135 last month
Affected Version Ranges: < 5.10.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
Fixed in: 5.10.8, 6.7.1
All affected versions: 4.0.25, 4.0.26, 4.0.27, 4.0.28, 4.1.0, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.3.13, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.5.9, 4.5.10, 4.5.12, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 4.7.8, 4.7.9, 4.7.10, 4.7.11, 4.7.12, 4.7.13, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.9.0, 5.9.1, 5.9.2, 5.10.0, 5.10.1, 5.10.2, 5.10.3, 5.10.4, 5.10.5, 5.10.6, 5.10.7, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.7.0
All unaffected versions: 5.10.8, 5.10.9, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3, 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.3, 7.0.0, 7.0.1