Trix is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get rich text editor for everyday writing. Prior to 2.1.18, Trix is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting when crafted HTML is pasted into the editor. HTMLParser processes a mock attachment in a `<span>` with an empty `data-trix-attachment="{}"` value, causing data-trix-attributes to be applied to a plain string piece. StringPiece.fromJSON accepts an unvalidated href, allowing a javascript: URI to enter the document model and serialized HTML and execute when another user renders and clicks the content. Applications that apply server-side HTML sanitization can neutralize the payload on save. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.18.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-53g2-mvcc-q9x3 Trix: Stored XSS via HTMLParser attribute injection on paste
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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Basecamp
Basecamp trix
Vendors & Products Basecamp
Basecamp trix

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Trix is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get rich text editor for everyday writing. Prior to 2.1.18, Trix is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting when crafted HTML is pasted into the editor. HTMLParser processes a mock attachment in a `<span>` with an empty `data-trix-attachment="{}"` value, causing data-trix-attributes to be applied to a plain string piece. StringPiece.fromJSON accepts an unvalidated href, allowing a javascript: URI to enter the document model and serialized HTML and execute when another user renders and clicks the content. Applications that apply server-side HTML sanitization can neutralize the payload on save. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.18.
Title Trix: Stored XSS via HTMLParser attribute injection on paste
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T22:04:19.121Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T14:32:11.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-73428

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T22:17:26.587

Modified: 2026-08-13T22:17:26.587

Link: CVE-2026-73428

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T01:00:05Z

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