CVE-2026-47761 (GCVE-0-2026-47761)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 15:20 – Updated: 2026-05-28 15:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection
Summary
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 in the media plugin. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted data-mce-* attributes, which are executed when content is rendered. Impacts users of TinyMCE with the media plugin enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.
Severity
8.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-28 15:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-relea… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-relea… | x_refsource_MISC |
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