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Low · 2.1 CVE-2026-73427 EUVD-2026-57622GHSA-53p3-c7vp-4mcc

Trix: XSS via JSON deserialization bypass in drag-and-drop (Level0InputController)

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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 cross-site scripting when a crafted application/x-trix-document JSON payload is dropped into an editor using the fallback Level0InputController, such as an embedded WebView without Input Events Level 2 support. The StringPiece.fromJSON method trusts href attributes from the JSON payload without sanitization, allowing a draggable element containing a javascript: URI to bypass DOMPurify sanitization and inject executable JavaScript into the DOM. Exploitation requires the victim to drag and drop attacker-controlled content, and server-side HTML sanitization can neutralize the payload on save. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.18.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
basecamp trix < 2.1.18 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling ruby3.2-rails-8.1 +3 8.1.3-r1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm trix < 2.1.18 2.1.18 GHSA-53p3-c7vp-4mcc
RubyGems action_text-trix < 2.1.18 2.1.18 GHSA-53p3-c7vp-4mcc

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