basecamp trix up to 1.3.2/2.1.8 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in basecamp trix up to 1.3.2/2.1.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-53847. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in basecamp trix up to 1.3.2/2.1.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Trix rich text editor, prior to versions 2.1.9 and 1.3.3, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) + mutation XSS attacks when pasting malicious code. An attacker could trick a user to copy and paste malicious code that would execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the user's session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being performed or sensitive information being disclosed. Users should upgrade to Trix editor version 2.1.9 or 1.3.3, which uses DOMPurify to sanitize the pasted content.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-53847 since 11/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.3.3 or 2.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• basecamp

Name

• trix

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8

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• Product: https://github.com/basecamp/trix/

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