Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in actionscript/Jplayer.as in the Flash SWF component (jplayer.swf) in jPlayer before 2.2.20, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.4 and other products, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) jQuery or (2) id parameters, as demonstrated using document.write in the jQuery parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2022 and CVE-2013-2023.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | jquery-jplayer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | jquery-jplayer | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- jPlayer - 'Jplayer.swf' Script Cross-Site Scripting EDB-38460 · webapps · Mar 29, 2013 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 59030 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20130505 Re: CVE-2013-1942 jPlayer 2.2.19 XSS mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20130411 CVE-2013-1942 jPlayer 2.2.19 XSS mailing-list
- http://www.jplayer.org/2.3.0/release-notes/
- http://owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2013-014/
- https://github.com/happyworm/jPlayer/commit/e8ca190f7f972a6a421cb95f09e138720e40ed6d
- 20130421 Vulnerabilities in jPlayer mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20130429 Re: CVE-2013-1942 jPlayer 2.2.19 XSS mailing-list