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CVE-2020-17480 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 CVEExploitRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-27gm-ghr9-4v95 [email protected]ExploitRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/release-notes/release-notes514/#securityfixes [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tiny tinymce
< 4.9.7
>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-17480
NVD Published Date:
Aug 10, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-17480 Details - Not Deferred