VDB-257981 · CVE-2024-29881 · GCVE-0-2024-29881

TinyMCE up to 6.8.0 SVG Image cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TinyMCE up to 6.8.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component SVG Image Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-29881. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TinyMCE up to 6.8.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component SVG Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content loading and content inserting code. A SVG image could be loaded though an `object` or `embed` element and that image could potentially contain a XSS payload. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.1 and 7.0.0.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29881 since 03/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.8.1 or 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

TinyMCE

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: TinyMCE 6.8.1/7.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/21/2024 🔍
03/26/2024 +5 days 🔍
03/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/02/2025 +525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: bcdea2ad14e3c2cea40743fb48c63bba067ae6d1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29881 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29881
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257981

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2024 14:57
Updated: 09/02/2025 19:49
Changes: 03/26/2024 14:57 (62), 05/04/2024 23:33 (2), 05/04/2024 23:47 (1), 04/13/2025 06:11 (4), 09/02/2025 19:49 (12)
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