Trix Editor Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

The Trix editor, versions prior to 2.1.1, is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when copying and pasting content from the web or other documents with markup into the editor.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): **>= 0.9.0, < 1.3.2

  >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1**

• Patched version(s): **1.3.2

  2.1.1**

References

• GHSA-qjqp-xr96-cj99
• discuss.rubyonrails.org
• rubyonrails.org
• CVE-2024-34341
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• dom-iterator code execution vulnerability - CVE-2024-21541
• JSONPath Plus Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability - CVE-2024-21534
• Clipboard feature vulnerability allowing to inject arbitrary HTML into the editor using paste functionality - CVE-2021-32809
• webcrack has an Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability on Windows when Parsing and Saving a Malicious Bundle - CVE-2024-43373

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