CVE-2012-4230 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks via the TinyMCE bbcode plugin due to improper security policy enforcement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4230?
CVE-2012-4230 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tinymce Tinymce.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2012-4230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwvc-vq5g-8cxv, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4230.