SilverStripe CMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities inherited from TinyMCEGHSA-jxcx-3h54-qqxx
GHSA-jxcx-3h54-qqxx is a security vulnerability in silverstripe/admin. A fix is available for silverstripe/admin — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
TinyMCE 4.x is vulnerable to several XSS vectors, which had been patched in later versions. Two of these have been identified as affecting silverstripe/admin.
Only Silverstripe CMS 4 is affected by these vulnerabilities. It's not possible to upgrade Silverstripe CMS 4 to use a more recent release of TinyMCE without introducing breaking changes. Instead, the security patches that shipped in later releases of TinyMCE have been backported to the TinyMCE version bundled in silverstripe/admin.
Silverstripe CMS 5 is not affected by these vulnerabilities because it uses TinyMCE 6.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | silverstripe/admin | ≥ 1.0.0&&< 1.13.6 | 1.13.6composer require silverstripe/admin:^1.13.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for silverstripe/admin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update silverstripe/admin to 1.13.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jxcx-3h54-qqxx is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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