PYSEC-2026-3497
Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-23 11:41 - Updated: 2026-07-23 14:32Impact
A stored XSS affecting RichText fields. RichTextValue.output returns the raw, unsanitized stored value whenever the stored mimeType equals the outputMimeType. Because the safe-HTML output type (text/x-html-safe) is the type that signifies "already sanitized", any value whose stored mimeType equals it bypasses the safe_html transform entirely on render. The transform itself is sound — it correctly strips on* event-handler attributes and javascript:/data: URIs; the defect is that it is never invoked for these values. The unsanitized value is then emitted via tal:content="structure ...", which performs no escaping, so the payload executes in the viewer's browser.
This can be a problem when a RichText field is wrongly defined in code with a mimeType and outputMimeType that are the same, or when the REST API is used to the same effect.
Patches
The problem has been patched:
- For Plone 6.0, upgrade
plone.app.textfieldto 2.0.2. - For Plone 6.1, upgrade
plone.app.textfieldto 3.0.2. - For Plone 6.2, upgrade
plone.app.textfieldto 4.0.1.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround.
| Name | purl | plone-app-textfield | pkg:pypi/plone-app-textfield |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "plone-app-textfield",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/plone-app-textfield"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.0.2"
},
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.2"
},
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.0",
"1.0.1",
"1.0.2",
"1.0b1",
"1.0b2",
"1.0b3",
"1.0b4",
"1.0b5",
"1.0b6",
"1.0b7",
"1.1",
"1.2",
"1.2.1",
"1.2.10",
"1.2.11",
"1.2.12",
"1.2.2",
"1.2.3",
"1.2.4",
"1.2.5",
"1.2.6",
"1.2.7",
"1.2.8",
"1.2.9",
"1.3.0",
"1.3.1",
"1.3.2",
"1.3.3",
"1.3.4",
"1.3.5",
"1.3.6",
"1.3.7",
"2.0.0",
"2.0.1",
"3.0.0",
"3.0.1",
"4.0.0"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-54503",
"GHSA-4r4f-gg25-rmg5"
],
"details": "### Impact\n\nA stored XSS affecting RichText fields. RichTextValue.output returns the raw, unsanitized stored value whenever the stored mimeType equals the outputMimeType. Because the safe-HTML output type (`text/x-html-safe`) is the type that signifies \"already sanitized\", any value whose stored mimeType equals it bypasses the safe_html transform entirely on render. The transform itself is sound \u2014 it correctly strips `on*` event-handler attributes and `javascript:/data:` URIs; the defect is that it is never invoked for these values. The unsanitized value is then emitted via `tal:content=\"structure ...\"`, which performs no escaping, so the payload executes in the viewer\u0027s browser. \n\nThis can be a problem when a RichText field is wrongly defined in code with a `mimeType` and `outputMimeType` that are the same, or when the REST API is used to the same effect.\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched:\n\n* For Plone 6.0, upgrade `plone.app.textfield` to 2.0.2.\n* For Plone 6.1, upgrade `plone.app.textfield` to 3.0.2.\n* For Plone 6.2, upgrade `plone.app.textfield` to 4.0.1.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround.",
"id": "PYSEC-2026-3497",
"modified": "2026-07-23T14:32:25.443333Z",
"published": "2026-07-23T11:41:46.855463Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield/security/advisories/GHSA-4r4f-gg25-rmg5"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://pypi.org/project/plone-app-textfield"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r4f-gg25-rmg5"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54503"
}
],
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "plone.app.textfield: Stored XSS by spoofing mime type "
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.