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CVE-2024-21911: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2024-21911cvecve-2024-21911cwe-79
Published: 01/03/2024 (01/03/2024, 15:59:00 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5

Description

TinyMCE versions before 5.6.0 are affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. An unauthenticated and remote attacker could insert crafted HTML into the editor resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution in another user's browser.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.1medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=0<5.6.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/24/2026, 14:59:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-21911 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting TinyMCE versions prior to 5.6.0. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to insert malicious HTML into the editor. When other users load the affected content, the injected JavaScript executes in their browsers, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and low attack complexity but requires user interaction. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but not availability.

Potential Impact

An attacker can remotely and without authentication inject malicious HTML/JavaScript into the TinyMCE editor content. This results in arbitrary script execution in the browsers of users who view the compromised content, potentially leading to data theft, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The impact affects confidentiality and integrity but does not affect system availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade TinyMCE to version 5.6.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vulnerability affects versions before 5.6.0, applying this official fix will remediate the issue. No vendor advisory was provided, so patch status is inferred from the version information in the description.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulnCheck
Date Reserved
2024-01-03T14:21:17.583Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6929c5924121026312b3ca4d

Added to database: 11/28/2025, 15:53:54 UTC

Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 14:59:16 UTC

Last updated: 06/26/2026, 21:37:11 UTC

Views: 178

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