Trix allows Cross-site Scripting via `javascript:` url in a link

Description

The Trix editor, versions prior to 2.1.11, is vulnerable to XSS when pasting malicious code in the link field.

Recommendation

Update the trix package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 2.1.12
• Patched version(s): 2.1.12

References

• GHSA-j386-3444-qgwg
• CVE-2025-21610
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Vega allows Cross-site Scripting via the vlSelectionTuples function - CVE-2025-25304
• Vega allows Cross-site Scripting via the vlSelectionTuples function (GHSA-mp7w-mhcv-673j) - CVE-2025-25304
• DOMPurify allows Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - CVE-2025-26791
• Vega Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via expressions abusing toString calls in environments using the VEGA_DEBUG global varia (GHSA-7f2v-3qq3-vvjf) 2 - CVE-2025-59840

Tags:

npm

trix