### [CVE-2012-4230](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4230)
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### Description

The bbcode plugin in TinyMCE 3.5.8 does not properly enforce the TinyMCE security policy for the (1) encoding directive and (2) valid_elements attribute, which allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via application-specific vectors, as demonstrated using a textarea element.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120750/TinyMCE-3.5.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/114
- http://www.madirish.net/554

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.