XSS in Swfupload Project
CVE-2012-3414
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in swfupload.swf in SWFUpload 2.2.0.1 and earlier, as used in WordPress before 3.3.2, TinyMCE Image Manager 1.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the movieName parameter, related to the "ExternalInterface.call" function.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.091 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.091 · newest: 0.091 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Swfupload Project — versions 1.0.2, 2.0.2, 2.1.0
- Tinymce Image Manager — versions 1.1
- WordPress — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- code.google.com/p/swfupload/issues/detail
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54245 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/12 (mailing-list)
- bot24.blogspot.ca/2013/04/swfupload-object-injectioncsrf.html (Exploit)
- nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/ (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/16/4 (mailing-list)
- make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/ (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/TinyMCE-Image-Manager-1.1-Cross-Site-Scrip… (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-3414?
- CVE-2012-3414 is a vulnerability in Swfupload Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-07-19.
- Is CVE-2012-3414 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.