5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2401
WordPress Plupload SWF Domain Hijacking Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2012, 11:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2401 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
1 Moxiecode plupload

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2401 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2401 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload/changelog.txt?rev=20487
    Added Reference http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload?rev=20487
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/81461
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
    Added Reference http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
    Added Reference http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=1685
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75208
    Added Reference https://nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/81461 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75208 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2401 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2401 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.64 }} 0.04%

score

0.79138

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
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