# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://zoczus.blogspot.com/2015/04/plupload-same-origin-method-execution.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7933
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32168
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html

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