Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in swfupload.swf in SWFupload 2.2.0.1 and earlier, as used in WordPress before 3.5.2, TinyMCE Image Manager 1.1 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buttonText parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3414.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze1 | DSA-2470-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2470-1 wordpress - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf?rev=20503
- wordpress-swfupload-unspecified(75210) vdb-entry
- 81459 vdb-entry
- 49138 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/tinymce11-xss.txt
- 91134 vdb-entry
- DSA-2470 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120746/SWFUpload-Content-Spoofing-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- [oss-security] 20130718 Re: Re: SWFUpload <= (Object Injection/CSRF) Vulnerabilities Multiple flaws mailing-list
- http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
- 53192 vdb-entry
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
- JVNDB-2012-002110 third-party-advisory
- JVN#25280162 third-party-advisory
- 20130310 CS and XSS vulnerabilities in SWFUpload mailing-list