CVE-2012-4230
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 1.4% (72th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4174)
- Published
- April 25, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4174 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tinymce / tinymce
References
- http://osvdb.org/91130
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html(Exploit)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114(Exploit)
- http://www.madirish.net/554(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58424
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82744
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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