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CVE-2024-43368

Trix Editor XSS: The 'Trust Me, I'm Not HTML' Bypass

Amit Schendel
Amit Schendel
Senior Security Researcher

Jan 1, 2026·4 min read·27 visits

Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Developers patched an XSS vulnerability by sanitizing content labeled as 'text/html'. Attackers bypassed this by labeling their malicious HTML as literally anything else (e.g., 'text/anything'). The renderer, ignoring the label, executed the code via innerHTML anyway. Fixed in version 2.1.4.

A logic flaw in Trix Editor's attachment handling allowed attackers to bypass XSS protections by simply mislabeling the content type of malicious payloads.

Official Patches

BasecampPull Request #1156 implementing the fix

Fix Analysis (1)

Technical Appendix

CVSS Score
6.5/ 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Probability
0.10%
Top 100% most exploited

Affected Systems

Basecamp Trix EditorRuby on Rails applications using the actiontext gem (older versions)Any web application embedding Trix < 2.1.4

Affected Versions Detail

Product
Affected Versions
Fixed Version
Trix
Basecamp
< 2.1.42.1.4
AttributeDetail
CWE IDCWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting)
CVSS v3.16.5 (Medium)
Attack VectorNetwork (User Interaction Required)
ImpactConfidentiality & Integrity (High)
Exploit StatusPoC Available
Patch StatusFixed in v2.1.4

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Execution
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Known Exploits & Detection

GitHub Security AdvisoryAdvisory and PoC for Bypass of CVE-2024-43368

Vulnerability Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosed
2024-08-16
Patch Merged (v2.1.4)
2024-08-20

References & Sources

  • [1]GitHub Advisory: XSS in Trix Editor
  • [2]Patch Commit
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-39897

Attack Flow Diagram

Press enter or space to select a node. You can then use the arrow keys to move the node around. Press delete to remove it and escape to cancel.
Press enter or space to select an edge. You can then press delete to remove it or escape to cancel.

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