CVE-2020-17480

MEDIUM

TinyMCE < 4.9.7 and 5.x < 5.1.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Core Parser and Paste Plugin

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

TinyMCE before 4.9.7 and 5.x before 5.1.4 allows XSS in the core parser, the paste plugin, and the visualchars plugin by using the clipboard or APIs to insert content into the editor.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0125
EPSS Percentile 66.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
npm/tinymce 0 - 4.9.7npm
tiny/tinymce < 4.9.7
Published Aug 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026