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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

tinymce
pkg:npm/tinymce
Affected versions
=0<5.6.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/15/2026, 09:45:21 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 attacker without authentication to insert malicious HTML content into the editor. When other users load the affected content, the injected JavaScript executes in their browsers, potentially compromising their session or data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, with attack vector network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact.

Potential Impact

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another user's browser session when they view the malicious content in TinyMCE. This can lead to theft of sensitive information or session hijacking. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity, with no direct availability impact reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fix is available in TinyMCE version 5.6.0 and later. Users and administrators should upgrade to version 5.6.0 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected software is required to mitigate the risk. No vendor advisory content was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.

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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: 07/15/2026, 09:45:21 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC

Views: 213

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