CVE-2024-29881 json
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling external SVG files through Object or Embed elements
published 2y ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2024-0820 , GHSA-5359-pvf2-pw78
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content loading and content inserting code. A SVG image could be loaded though an `object` or `embed` element and that image could potentially contain a XSS payload. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.1 and 7.0.0.
Patch / fix
- packagist tinymce/tinymce 7.0.0
- npm tinymce 7.0.0
- nuget TinyMCE 7.0.0
- tiny tinymce 7.0.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | tinymce/tinymce | <7.0.0 |
7.0.0 |
| npm | tinymce | <7.0.0 |
7.0.0 |
| nuget | TinyMCE | <7.0.0 |
7.0.0 |
Affected products
- tinymce tinymce
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/tinymce/tinymce/commit/bcdea2ad14e3c2cea40743fb48c63bba067ae6d1
web, patch
-
github.com
/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-5359-pvf2-pw78
web, vendor-advisory
-
tiny.cloud
/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.1-release-notes/#new-convert_unsafe_embeds-option-that-controls-whether-object-and-embed-e
web, release-notes
-
tiny.cloud
/docs/tinymce/7/7.0-release-notes/#convert_unsafe_embeds-editor-option-is-now-defaulted-to-true
web, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29881
advisory
-
github.com
/tinymce/tinymce
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-29881
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5359-pvf2-pw78
- NVD CVE-2024-29881
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