CVE-2026-47761 (GCVE-0-2026-47761)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 15:20 – Updated: 2026-05-28 15:26
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Title
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection
Summary
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. Prior to 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1, there is a 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tinymce tinymce Affected: < 5.11.1
Affected: >= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.6
Affected: >= 7.0.0, < 7.9.3
Affected: >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1
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