CVE-2023-45818
Description
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo and redo functionality. When a carefully-crafted HTML snippet passes the XSS sanitisation layer, it is manipulated as a string by internal trimming functions before being stored in the undo stack. If the HTML snippet is restored from the undo stack, the combination of the string manipulation and reparative parsing by either the browser's native DOMParser API (TinyMCE 6) or the SaxParser API (TinyMCE 5) mutates the HTML maliciously, allowing an XSS payload to be executed. This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 5.10.8 and TinyMCE 6.7.1 by ensuring HTML is trimmed using node-level manipulation instead of string manipulation. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
tinymcenpm | >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1 | 6.7.1 |
TinyMCENuGet | >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1 | 6.7.1 |
tinymce/tinymcePackagist | >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1 | 6.7.1 |
tinymcenpm | < 5.10.8 | 5.10.8 |
TinyMCENuGet | < 5.10.8 | 5.10.8 |
tinymce/tinymcePackagist | < 5.10.8 | 5.10.8 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords3 versions
>= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfvghsaADVISORY
- github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v65r-p3vv-jjfvnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45818ghsaADVISORY
- researchgate.net/publication/266654651_mXSS_attacks_Attacking_well-secured_web-applications_by_using_innerHTML_mutationsnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5108/nvdRelease NotesWEB
- tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.1-release-notes/nvdRelease NotesWEB
- www.tiny.cloud/docs/api/tinymce.html/tinymce.html.saxparserghsaWEB
- www.tiny.cloud/docs/api/tinymce.html/tinymce.html.saxparser/nvdProduct
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