GHSA-qmpg-8xg6-ph5q (action_text-trix): Trix has a Stored XSS vulnerability through serialized attributes

ADVISORIES

GHSA-qmpg-8xg6-ph5q
Vendor Advisory

GEM

action_text-trix

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 4.6 (Medium)

PATCHED VERSIONS

>= 2.1.17

DESCRIPTION

Impact

The Trix editor, in versions prior to 2.1.17, is vulnerable to XSS attacks when a data-trix-serialized-attributes attribute bypasses the DOMPurify sanitizer.

An attacker could craft HTML containing a data-trix-serialized-attributes attribute with a malicious payload that, when the content is rendered, could execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the user's session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being performed or sensitive information being disclosed.

Patches

Update Recommendation: Users should upgrade to Trix editor version 2.1.17 or later.

References

The XSS vulnerability was responsibly reported by Hackerone researcher newbiefromcoma.

https://github.com/basecamp/trix/security/advisories/GHSA-qmpg-8xg6-ph5q
https://github.com/basecamp/trix/releases/tag/v2.1.17
https://github.com/basecamp/trix/pull/1282
https://github.com/basecamp/trix/commit/53197ab5a142e6b0b76127cb790726b274eaf1bc
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmpg-8xg6-ph5q

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