CVE-2015-3439
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ephox (formerly Moxiecode) plupload.flash.swf shim 2.1.2 in Plupload, as used in WordPress 3.9.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute same-origin JavaScript functions via the target parameter, as demonstrated by executing a certain click function, related to _init.as and _fireEvent.as.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.2+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.2+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.2+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.2+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.2+dfsg-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207
- http://zoczus.blogspot.com/2015/04/plupload-same-origin-method-execution.html
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32168
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7933
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3439
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.