CVE-2026-47759
HighSummary
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor that prior to versions 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1 had a stored XSS vulnerability via unsanitized data-mce-* attributes. This allows attackers to inject malicious values that can override safe attributes during serialization.
Risk Assessment
Organizations using vulnerable versions of TinyMCE may be exposed to XSS attacks, potentially leading to user data theft or session hijacking. This impacts application security and user trust.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update TinyMCE to versions 5.11.1, 7.9.3, or 8.5.1 to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, conducting a security audit of applications using this editor is advisable.
Other vulnerabilities in TinyMCE
See all- CVE-2026-47762High
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor that prior to versions 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1 had a stored XSS vulnerability via forged mce:protected comments. This allows attackers to bypass sanitization and inject scripts that execute when content is restored.
- CVE-2026-47760High
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor that from versions 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 contains an XSS vulnerability due to improper SVG namespace scope handling in the sanitizer. A crafted payload using nested elements can bypass attribute sanitization and execute arbitrary JavaScript.
- CVE-2024-21911Medium
Stored XSS vulnerability in TinyMCE before version 5.6.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject crafted HTML into the editor, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in another user's browser.
- CVE-2024-21910Medium
An XSS vulnerability in TinyMCE before version 5.10.0 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript via crafted image or link URLs. The code executes in the browser of a user editing content.
- CVE-2024-21908Medium
Stored XSS vulnerability in TinyMCE before version 5.9.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject crafted HTML into the editor, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in another user's browser.
Original NVD description (English source)
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. Prior to 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1, there is a stored XSS vulnerability via unsanitized data-mce-* attributes (data-mce-href, data-mce-src, data-mce-style). Allows attackers to inject malicious values that override safe attributes during serialization, bypassing validation. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.