CVE-2015-3439

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    CVE-2015-3439

    Published: 5 Aug 2015Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/, http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2, http://zoczus.blogspot.com/2015/04/plupload-same-origin-method-execution.html, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/74269, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32168, https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7933

    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