Special characters in unescaped text nodes can trigger mXSS in TinyMCE
Published Nov 15, 2023
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.71%
Description
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s core undo/redo functionality and other APIs and plugins. Text nodes within specific parents are not escaped upon serialization according to the HTML standard. If such text nodes contain a special character reserved as an internal marker, they can be combined with other HTML patterns to form malicious snippets. These snippets pass the initial sanitisation layer when the content is parsed into the editor body, but can trigger XSS when the special internal marker is removed from the content and re-parsed. his vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE versions 6.7.3 and 5.10.9. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products
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- Version < 5.10.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version >= 6.0.0 < 6.7.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
tinymce
npm
Introduced 6.0.0 Fixed 6.7.3tinymce
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 5.10.9tinymce/tinymce
Packagist
Introduced 0 Fixed 5.10.9tinymce/tinymce
Packagist
Introduced 6.0.0 Fixed 6.7.3TinyMCE
NuGet
Introduced 6.0.0 Fixed 6.7.3TinyMCE
NuGet
Introduced 0 Fixed 5.10.9
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | tinymce | 6.0.0 | 6.7.3 |
| npm | tinymce | 0 | 5.10.9 |
| Packagist | tinymce/tinymce | 0 | 5.10.9 |
| Packagist | tinymce/tinymce | 6.0.0 | 6.7.3 |
| NuGet | TinyMCE | 6.0.0 | 6.7.3 |
| NuGet | TinyMCE | 0 | 5.10.9 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 29, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00715) | 52.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00715) | 48.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 83.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 83.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 83.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 83.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 82.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 82.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 82.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02622) | 85.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01011) | 76.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02021) | 82.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00775) | 72.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02021) | 82.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00775) | 72.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02021) | 82.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00775) | 72.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02622) | 84.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 75.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 73.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00973) | 75.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 Advisory
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/releases/tag/5.10.9
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/releases/tag/6.7.3
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48219
- https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
- https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/releases/tag/5.10.9 | ||
| https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/releases/tag/6.7.3 | ||
| https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v626-r774-j7f8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48219 | ||
| https://tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes5109/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes | |
| https://tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.7.3-release-notes/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes |
Change history (0)
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