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    CVE-2012-2399

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in swfupload.swf in SWFupload 2.2.0.1 and earlier, as used in WordPress before 3.5.2, TinyMCE Image Manager 1.1 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buttonText parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3414.

    Published:Apr 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.06785
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf?rev=20503
    http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25280162/index.html
    http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-002110
    http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
    http://osvdb.org/81459
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120746/SWFUpload-Content-Spoofing-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/tinymce11-xss.txt
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/110
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
    http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/13
    http://www.osvdb.org/91134
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75210
    http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf?rev=20503
    http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25280162/index.html
    http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-002110
    http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
    http://osvdb.org/81459
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120746/SWFUpload-Content-Spoofing-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/tinymce11-xss.txt
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/110
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
    http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/13
    http://www.osvdb.org/91134
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75210

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High