Cross-site scripting vulnerability in TinyMCE alerts
Impact
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the alert and confirm dialogs when these dialogs were provided with malicious HTML content. This can occur in plugins that use the alert or confirm dialogs, such as in the image plugin, which presents these dialogs when certain errors occur. The vulnerability allowed arbitrary JavaScript execution when an alert presented in the TinyMCE UI for the current user.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.10.7 and TinyMCE 6.3.1 by ensuring HTML sanitization was still performed after unwrapping invalid elements.
Fix
To avoid this vulnerability:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.10.7 or higher for TinyMCE 5.x.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 6.3.1 or higher for TinyMCE 6.x.
Workaround
To reduce the impact of this vulnerability:
- Ensure the the
images_upload_handlerreturns a valid value as per the images_upload_handler documentation.
References
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5107/#securityfixes
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.3-release-notes/#security-fixes
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
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | tinymce/tinymce | >= 6.0.0, < 6.3.1, < 5.10.7 | 6.3.1, 5.10.7 |
| npm package | tinymce | >= 6.0.0, < 6.3.1, < 5.10.7 | 6.3.1, 5.10.7 |
| .NET (NuGet) | TinyMCE | >= 6.0.0, < 6.3.1, < 5.10.7 | 6.3.1, 5.10.7 |
References
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-gg8r-xjwq-4w92
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23494
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/6923d85eba6de3e08ebc9c5a387b5abdaa21150e
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/8bb2d2646d4e1a718fce61a775fa22e9d317b32d
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5107/#securityfixes
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.3-release-notes/#security-fixes
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/file-image-upload/#images_upload_handler
- 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
- Composer, npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Package
tinymce/tinymce, tinymce, TinyMCE- Disclosed
- 08.12.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gg8r-xjwq-4w92 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: tinymce/tinymce
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 15
- First → latest
- 01.2021 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 11
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 4
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