CVE-2012-4230 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-04-25

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:tinymce:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4174	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/91130
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114
http://www.madirish.net/554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744

History

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Subscriptions

Tinymce Tinymce

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-25T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.592Z

Reserved: 2012-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4230

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-25T14:15:30.360

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2012-4230

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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