Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.
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 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/
- [oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement mailing-list
- http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2
- 1035818 vdb-entry
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/
- https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07e