Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2023-45819
Summary
TinyMCE is an open-source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE's Notification Manager API. The vulnerability exploits TinyMCE's unfiltered notification system, which is used in error handling. The conditions for this exploit require carefully crafted malicious content to have been inserted into the editor and a notification to have been triggered. When a notification was opened, the HTML within the text argument was displayed unfiltered in the notification. The vulnerability allowed arbitrary JavaScript execution when a notification was presented in the TinyMCE UI for the current user. This issue could also be exploited by any integration that uses a TinyMCE notification to display unfiltered HTML content. This vulnerability affects TinyMCE versions through 5.10.7, and 6.0.0 through 6.7.0. This was fixed by ensuring that the HTML displayed in the notification is sanitized, preventing the exploit. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.
Advisory Timeline
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