CVE-2012-4230 (GCVE-0-2012-4230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-25 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.madirish.net/554 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://osvdb.org/91130 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyM… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2013-03-05 00:00
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