TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using noneditable_regexp option
Published 19 Jun 2024 · Updated 10 Sept 2026
Affected packages
- Affected
- <5.11.0
- Fixed in
- 5.11.0
npm install tinymce@5.11.0- Affected
- <5.11.0
- Fixed in
- 5.11.0
composer require tinymce/tinymce:^5.11.0- Affected
- >=6.0.0 <6.8.4
- Fixed in
- 6.8.4
npm install tinymce@6.8.4- Affected
- >=7.0.0 <7.2.0
- Fixed in
- 7.2.0
npm install tinymce@7.2.0- Affected
- >=6.0.0 <6.8.4
- Fixed in
- 6.8.4
composer require tinymce/tinymce:^6.8.4- Affected
- >=7.0.0 <7.2.0
- Fixed in
- 7.2.0
composer require tinymce/tinymce:^7.2.0Details
Impact
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content extraction code. When using the noneditable_regexp option, specially crafted HTML attributes containing malicious code were able to be executed when content was extracted from the editor.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 7.2.0, TinyMCE 6.8.4 and TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS by ensuring that, when using the noneditable_regexp option, any content within an attribute is properly verified to match the configured regular expression before being added.
Fix
To avoid this vulnerability:
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 7.2.0 or higher.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 6.8.4 or higher for TinyMCE 6.x.
- Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS or higher for TinyMCE 5.x (only available as part of commercial long-term support contract).
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at [infosec@tiny.cloud](mailto:infosec@tiny.cloud)
- Open an issue in the TinyMCE repo
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References
- Linkgithub.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcv-j9pv-qmph
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38356
- Linkgithub.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
- Linkgithub.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
- Packagegithub.com/tinymce/tinymce
- Linkowasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
- Linkwww.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
- Linkwww.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
- Linkwww.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/latest/7.2-release-notes/#overview
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