Unscored severity · published Aug 5, 2015
CVE-2015-3439
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ephox (formerly Moxiecode) plupload.flash.swf shim 2.1.2 in Plupload, as used in WordPress 3.9.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and…
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ephox (formerly Moxiecode) plupload.flash.swf shim 2.1.2 in Plupload, as used in WordPress 3.9.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute same-origin JavaScript functions via the target parameter, as demonstrated by executing a certain click function, related to _init.as and _fireEvent.as.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
3.9.0; 3.9.1; 3.9.2; 3.9.3; 4.0; 4.0.1; +2 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3439
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3439
Exploit
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269
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