GHSA-V98H-VMPC-FPQV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 20:29 – Updated: 2026-07-15 21:07
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Summary
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments
Details

Impact

Stored XSS vulnerability via forged mce:protected comments. Allows attackers to bypass sanitization and inject scripts that execute when content is restored. Impacts users who utilize the protect option.

Patches

Patched by validating decoded mce:protected content against configured protect regex rules before restoring. Users should upgrade to the latest patched version.

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 Ivan Babenko for their help identifying this vulnerability.

Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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