TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection
The advisory, in context
Impact
Stored XSS vulnerability in the media plugin. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted data-mce-* attributes, which are executed when content is rendered. Impacts users of TinyMCE with the media plugin enabled.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 8.5.1, TinyMCE 7.9.3 and TinyMCE 5.11.1 LTS by ensuring that, when using the media plugin, any content with data-mce-object and data-mce-p-* attributes are properly sanitized.
Workarounds
No official workaround available.
Fix
To avoid this vulnerability:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 8.5.1 or higher.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 7.9.3 or higher.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.11.1 LTS or higher for TinyMCE 5.x (only available as part of commercial long-term support contract).
Acknowledgements
Tiny thanks Aymane MAZGUITI and Ange Primiterra for their help identifying this vulnerability.
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
Earlier releases through 5.10.9 (inclusive)
No fix recorded for this interval.
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Fixed in 7.9.3
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Fixed in 8.5.1
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No fix recorded for this interval.
182 explicitly affected versions
3.4.3.2, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.7, 3.5.0, 3.5.0.1, 3.5.1, 3.5.1.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.4.1, 3.5.5, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.5.8, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.13, 4.0.14, 4.0.15, 4.0.16, 4.0.17, 4.0.18, 4.0.19, 4.0.2, 4.0.20, 4.0.21, 4.0.22, 4.0.23, 4.0.24, 4.0.25, 4.0.26, 4.0.27, 4.0.28, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.10, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.3.13, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.7.0, 4.7.10, 4.7.11, 4.7.12, 4.7.13, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 4.7.8, 4.7.9, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.10.0, 5.10.1, 5.10.2, 5.10.3, 5.10.4, 5.10.5, 5.10.6, 5.10.7, 5.10.8, 5.10.9, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.9.0, 5.9.1, 5.9.2
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Fixed in 7.9.3
49 explicitly affected versions
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Fixed in 8.5.1
14 explicitly affected versions
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173 explicitly affected versions
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Fixed in 7.9.3
51 explicitly affected versions
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"7.2.0",
"7.2.1",
"7.3.0",
"7.4.0",
"7.4.1",
"7.5.0",
"7.5.1",
"7.6.0",
"7.6.1",
"7.7.0",
"7.7.1",
"7.7.2",
"7.8.0",
"7.9.0",
"7.9.1",
"7.9.2"
]
}From 8.0.0 before 8.5.1
Fixed in 8.5.1
14 explicitly affected versions
8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 8.4.0, 8.5.0
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.5.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"8.0.0",
"8.0.1",
"8.0.2",
"8.1.0",
"8.1.1",
"8.1.2",
"8.2.0",
"8.2.1",
"8.2.2",
"8.3.0",
"8.3.1",
"8.3.2",
"8.4.0",
"8.5.0"
]
}