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CVE-2012-2401

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2401 describes a vulnerability in Plupload versions prior to 1.5.4, including its use in WordPress before 3.3.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by enabling scripting regardless of the SWF content's origin, due to improper domain validation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is a network-based attack with low complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moxiecode:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moxiecode:plupload:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moxiecode:plupload:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moxiecode:plupload:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moxiecode:plupload:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0342 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

core.trac.wordpress.org / browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload/changelog.txt
core.trac.wordpress.org / browser/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/plupload
osvdb.org / 81461
secunia.com / advisories/49138
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75208
nealpoole.com / blog/2012/05/xss-and-csrf-via-swf-applets-swfupload-plupload
wordpress.org / news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2470
plupload.com / punbb/viewtopic.php
securityfocus.com / bid/53192