Medium

Umbraco CMS vulnerable to stored XSS

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

A stored XSS vulnerability exists in Umbraco CMS <= 8.9.1 or current. An authenticated user can inject arbitrary JavaScript code into iframes when editing content using the TinyMCE rich-text editor, as TinyMCE is configured to allow iframes by default in Umbraco CMS.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) UmbracoCms.Core <= 8.9.1 no fix

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
UmbracoCms.Core
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-95qr-67rx-9pgh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: UmbracoCms.Core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
05.2022 05.2024
Without a fix
2
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 3
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 2
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 4.2 CVE-2024-35218 >= 8.0.0, < 8.18.13, >= 10.0.0, < 10.8.4, >= 12.0.0, < 12.3.7, >= 13.0.0, < 13.1.1 8.18.13, 10.8.4, 12.3.7, 13.1.1
  2. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2024-34071 >= 8.18.5, < 8.18.14, >= 10.5.0, < 10.8.6, >= 12.0.0, < 12.3.10, >= 13.0.0, < 13.3.1 8.18.14, 10.8.6, 12.3.10, 13.3.1
  3. Umbraco CMS vulnerable to stored XSS this entry
    Medium · 5.4 CVE-2020-5809 <= 8.9.1 no fix
  4. High · 8.8 CVE-2020-9471 <= 8.5.3 no fix
  5. Medium · 4.3 CVE-2020-7210 < 8.5.0 8.5.0

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