TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using sanitization bypass through nested SVGs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. From 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0, TinyMCE contains an XSS vulnerability caused by improper SVG namespace scope handling in the sanitizer. A crafted payload using nested elements can bypass attribute sanitization and execute arbitrary JavaScript. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tinymce | tinymce | 6.0.0 to before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | tinymce (npm) | 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 |
| — | TinyMCE (NuGet) | 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 |
| — | tinymce/tinymce (Packagist) | 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 |
- tinymce Vendortinymce Affected 6.0.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available CNA
- tinymce (npm) Vendor— Affected 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69
- TinyMCE (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69
- tinymce/tinymce (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tinymce (tinymce) Fixed in 7.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 tinymce (npm) Fixed in 7.1.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 TinyMCE (NuGet) Fixed in 7.1.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 tinymce/tinymce (Packagist) Fixed in 7.1.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47760
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69
References
More tinymce vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04153 Static code injection vulnerability in inc/function.base.php in Ajax File and Image… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-81439 Cross-site scripting in TinyMCE media plugin via data-mce-object CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-35259 TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-35258 TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-35256 TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using through data-mce- prefixed src, href, style attributes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2014-03123 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the TinyMCE Color Picker plugin before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-47760 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47760 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47760 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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