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CVE-2013-2205
The default configuration of SWFUpload in WordPress before 3.5.2 has an unrestrictive security.allowDomain setting, which allows remote…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.0%
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- redhat
Description
The default configuration of SWFUpload in WordPress before 3.5.2 has an unrestrictive security.allowDomain setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2718 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976784 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 60759 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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