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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2399 · published 21 April 2012

CVE-2012-2399: Wordpress vulnerability

Wordpress · Wordpress

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in swfupload.swf in SWFupload 2.2.0.1 and earlier, as used in WordPress before 3.5.2, TinyMCE Image Manager 1.1 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buttonText parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3414.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.9% · top 4.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in swfupload.swf in SWFupload 2.2.0.1 and earlier, as used in WordPress before 3.5.2, TinyMCE Image Manager 1.1 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buttonText parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3414.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf?rev=20503
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25280162/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-002110
http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
http://osvdb.org/81459
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120746/SWFUpload-Content-Spoofing-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/tinymce11-xss.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/110
http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/13
http://www.osvdb.org/91134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75210
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf?rev=20503
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25280162/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-002110
http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/
http://osvdb.org/81459
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120746/SWFUpload-Content-Spoofing-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122399/tinymce11-xss.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/110
http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/13
http://www.osvdb.org/91134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75210

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2399), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.