CVE-2012-2401

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    CVE-2012-2401

    Published: 21 Apr 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Plupload before 1.5.4, as used in wp-includes/js/plupload/ in WordPress before 3.3.2 and other products, enables scripting regardless of the domain from which the SWF content was loaded, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted content.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/49138, http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470, https://nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/, http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/, http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload/changelog.txt?rev=20487, http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload?rev=20487, http://osvdb.org/81461, http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=1685, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75208

    Affected packages

    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