6.1

CVE-2020-12648: tiny tinymce Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12648GHSA-vrv8-v4w8-f95h
Published 14-08-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-12648 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in tiny tinymce. EPSS estimates a 1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.80%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TinyMCE 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script when configured in classic editing mode.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.81% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Npm1 product
  • tinymce< 4.9.11 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.4.1
Tiny1 product
  • tinymce< 4.9.11 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.4.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • tinymceAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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