Longtailvideo JW Player 5.9 player.swf debug cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Longtailvideo JW Player 5.9. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file player.swf. The manipulation of the argument debug results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2904. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Longtailvideo JW Player 5.9. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file player.swf. The manipulation of the argument debug with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

player.swf in LongTail JW Player 5.9 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple "javascript:" sequences in the debug parameter.

The weakness was presented 05/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2904 since 05/21/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75672), Exploit-DB (37205), SecurityFocus (BID 53554†) and Secunia (SA49130†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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05/16/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1585
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60768
X-Force: 75672 - JW Player player.swf cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 53554 - LongTail JW Player 'debug' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 49130 - JW Player Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/26/2025 06:28
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 01/28/2018 09:56 (7), 12/02/2021 02:42 (3), 01/26/2025 06:28 (22)
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