Cross-site scripting vulnerability in TinyMCE
Impact
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the schema validation logic of the core parser. The vulnerability allowed arbitrary JavaScript execution when inserting a specially crafted piece of content into the editor using the clipboard or editor APIs. This malicious content could then end up in content published outside the editor, if no server-side sanitization was performed. This impacts all users who are using TinyMCE 5.8.2 or lower.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.9.0 by ensuring schema validation was still performed after unwrapping invalid elements.
Workarounds
To work around this vulnerability, either:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.9.0 or higher
- Manually sanitize the content using the
BeforeSetContentevent (see below)
Example: Manually sanitize content
editor.on('BeforeSetContent', function(e) {
var sanitizedContent = ...; // Manually sanitize content here
e.content = sanitizedContent;
});Acknowledgements
Tiny Technologies would like to thank William Bowling for discovering this vulnerability.
References
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes59/#securityfixes
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at infosec@tiny.cloud
- Open an issue in the TinyMCE repo
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de Composer | tinymce/tinymce | < 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 |
| Paquete de npm | tinymce | < 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 |
| .NET (NuGet) | TinyMCE | < 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-79- Plataforma
- Composer, npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Paquete
tinymce/tinymce, tinymce, TinyMCE- Publicada
- 22.10.2021
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5h9g-x5rv-25wg - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: tinymce/tinymce
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- 15
- Primera → última
- 01.2021 06.2026
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- 0
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- Media 11
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- 2021: 3
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- 2023: 3
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 4
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