CVE-2012-3414

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    CVE-2012-3414

    Published: 19 Jul 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/, http://bot24.blogspot.ca/2013/04/swfupload-object-injectioncsrf.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/TinyMCE-Image-Manager-1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html, https://nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/, http://code.google.com/p/swfupload/issues/detail?id=376, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/16/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/12, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54245

    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