tinyMCE – XSS Vulnerability On Versions Under 4.7.12, In Links With XLINK:HREF Attributes

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Impact Area

Security

 

 

 

Severity

High

 

 

 

Affected Element

ServiceNow

UI Script

Salesforce

Static Resource

Rule number #

SN-JSL-TINYMCE-LESSTHAN-V412 (for ServiceNow)

SF-JSL-TINYMCE-LESSTHAN-V412 (for Salesforce)

Impact #

tinyMCE in versions before 4.7.12 allows XSS attacks through links with XLINK:HREF attributes.

Remediation #

Update tinyMCE to the latest version.

Time to fix #

30 min

References #

This rule is linked to Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’).

Updated on March 21, 2025
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