# CVE-2024-29203: TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling iframes

- Also known as: GHSA-438C-3975-5X3F
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.8.1
- Published: 2024-03-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- tinymce: fixed in 6.8.1
- tinymce (npm): fixed in 6.8.1
- TinyMCE (NuGet): fixed in 6.8.1
- tinymce/tinymce (Packagist): fixed in 6.8.1

## Description

TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content insertion code. This allowed `iframe` elements containing malicious code to execute when inserted into the editor. These `iframe` elements are restricted in their permissions by same-origin browser protections, but could still trigger operations such as downloading of malicious assets. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tinymce, TinyMCE, tinymce/tinymce, upgrade to a fixed version (6.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-438c-3975-5x3f
- https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/bcdea2ad14e3c2cea40743fb48c63bba067ae6d1
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.1-release-notes/#new-convert_unsafe_embeds-option-that-controls-whether-object-and-embed-elements-will-be-converted-to-more-restrictive-alternatives-namely-img-for-image-mime-types-video-for-video-mime-types-audio-audio-mime-types-or-iframe-for-other-or-unspecified-mime-types
- https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.0-release-notes/#sandbox_iframes-editor-option-is-now-defaulted-to-true

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