MediumGHSA-9hcv-j9pv-qmphCVE-2024-38356PYSEC-2026-1301

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
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install tinymce@5.11.0
Affected
<5.11.0
Fixed in
5.11.0
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require tinymce/tinymce:^5.11.0
Affected
>=6.0.0 <6.8.4
Fixed in
6.8.4
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install tinymce@6.8.4
Affected
>=7.0.0 <7.2.0
Fixed in
7.2.0
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install tinymce@7.2.0
Affected
>=6.0.0 <6.8.4
Fixed in
6.8.4
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require tinymce/tinymce:^6.8.4
Affected
>=7.0.0 <7.2.0
Fixed in
7.2.0
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require tinymce/tinymce:^7.2.0

Details

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

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