CVE-2012-4230

Published: Apr 25, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Tinymce: Tinymce

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tinymce Tinymce	Version 3.5.8

Related CWEs

References (12)

http://osvdb.org/91130

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.madirish.net/554

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/91130

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.madirish.net/554

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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