CVE-2012-4230
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The bbcode plugin in TinyMCE 3.5.8 does not properly enforce the TinyMCE security policy for the (1) encoding directive and (2) valid_elements attribute, which allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via application-specific vectors, as demonstrated using a textarea element.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tinymce | tinymce | 3.5.8 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/91130
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114
- http://www.madirish.net/554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744
- http://osvdb.org/91130
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114
- http://www.madirish.net/554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.