CVE-2012-3414 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 9.09% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-07-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| swfupload project | swfupload |
| tinymce | image manager |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SWFupload - 'movieName' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-06-29 |
References
- http://bot24.blogspot.ca/2013/04/swfupload-object-injectioncsrf.html
- http://code.google.com/p/swfupload/issues/detail?id=376
- http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/TinyMCE-Image-Manager-1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- 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
- https://nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/
- http://bot24.blogspot.ca/2013/04/swfupload-object-injectioncsrf.html
- http://code.google.com/p/swfupload/issues/detail?id=376
- http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/TinyMCE-Image-Manager-1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- 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
- https://nealpoole.com/blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload/
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