Trix editor subject to XSS vulnerabilities on copy & paste

Description

The Trix editor, in versions prior to 2.1.9 and 1.3.3, is vulnerable to XSS + mutation XSS attacks when pasting malicious code.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): **>= 1.0.0, < 1.3.3

  >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.9**

• Patched version(s): **1.3.3

  2.1.9**

References

• GHSA-6vx4-v2jw-qwqh
• CVE-2024-53847
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Trix has a cross-site Scripting vulnerability on copy & paste - CVE-2024-43368
• Froala WYSIWYG editor allows cross-site scripting (XSS) - CVE-2024-51434
• Trix vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting on copy & paste - CVE-2025-46812
• Trix Editor Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2024-34341

Tags:

npm

trix