CVE-2013-2205

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    CVE-2013-2205

    Published: 8 Jul 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976784, http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2, http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60759

    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
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