CVE-2013-2204 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can conduct content-spoofing attacks against WordPress users by exploiting improper query string parsing in the Moxiecode player.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2204?
CVE-2013-2204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 8 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
moxieplayer.as in Moxiecode moxieplayer, as used in the TinyMCE Media plugin in WordPress before 3.5.2 and other products, does not consider the presence of a # (pound sign) character during extraction of the QUERY_STRING, which allows remote attackers to pass arbitrary parameters to a Flash application, and conduct content-spoofing attacks, via a crafted string after a ? (question mark) character.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2204?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Tinymce Media, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2204?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-2204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2204, GHSA-qm3h-34vf-g6fh.