XSS in Flowplayer Flash
CVE-2011-3642
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Flowplayer Flash 3.2.7 through 3.2.16, as used in the News system (news) extension for TYPO3 and Mahara, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the plugin configuration directive in a reference to an external domain plugin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.088 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.088 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- web.appsec.ws/FlashExploitDatabase.php (Broken Link)
- appsec.ws/Presentations/FlashFlooding.pdf (Broken Link)
- typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-ext-sa-2014-… (Broken Link)
- code.google.com/p/flowplayer-core/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/52074 (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/54206 (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/58854 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48651 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1103748 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-3642?
- CVE-2011-3642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flowplayer Flash, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2011-3642?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.