What is CVE-2013-2205?

CVE-2013-2205 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under CWE-16. Published 2013-07-08.

Is CVE-2013-2205 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wordpress

CVE-2013-2205

The default configuration of SWFUpload in WordPress before 3.5.2 has an unrestrictive security.allowDomain setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2205?: CVE-2013-2205 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under CWE-16. Published 2013-07-08.
Is CVE-2013-2205 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.