#VU97241 Cross-site scripting in tinymce - CVE-2024-38357
Published: September 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97241
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38357
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
tinymce
tinymce
Software vendor:
tinymce
tinymce
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
- https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview