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Vulnerability details: VCID-kuks-gdgb-pqda
Vulnerability ID VCID-kuks-gdgb-pqda
Aliases CVE-2024-38357
GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
Summary TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in TinyMCE’s content parsing code. This allowed specially crafted noscript elements containing malicious code to be executed when that content was loaded into the editor. This vulnerability has been patched in TinyMCE 7.2.0, TinyMCE 6.8.4 and TinyMCE 5.11.0 LTS by ensuring that content within noscript elements are properly parsed. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.01148 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-38357
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
ssvc Track https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
ssvc Track https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
cvssv4 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
cvssv4 5.3 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
generic_textual MODERATE https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
ssvc Track https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
cvssv4 5.3 https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
ssvc Track https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
cvssv4 5.3 https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
ssvc Track https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-38357
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
CVE-2024-38357 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
#overview https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
#overview https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
USN-8223-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/8223-1/
xss https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-20T13:07:53Z/ Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/5acb741665a98e83d62b91713c800abbff43b00d
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/commit/a9fb858509f86dacfa8b01cfd34653b408983ac0
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-20T13:07:53Z/ Found at https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-w9jx-4g6g-rp7x
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38357
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-20T13:07:53Z/ Found at https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-20T13:07:53Z/ Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/6.8.4-release-notes/#overview
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-20T13:07:53Z/ Found at https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.2-release-notes/#overview
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7889
EPSS Score 0.01148
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-10T18:30:13.032874+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38357.json 38.6.0