Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-17480
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the tinymce package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
TinyMCE before 4.9.7 and 5.x before 5.1.4 allows XSS in the core parser, the paste plugin, and the visualchars plugin by using the clipboard or APIs to insert content into the editor.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | tinymce | 4.9.7 | GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 |
| npm | tinymce | 5.1.4 | GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 |