Flowplayer HTML5 5.4.3 flowplayer.swf callback cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Flowplayer HTML5 5.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file flowplayer.swf. The manipulation of the argument callback leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-7343. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Flowplayer HTML5 5.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file flowplayer.swf. The manipulation of the argument callback with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flowplayer.swf in the Flash fallback feature in Flowplayer HTML5 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using URL encoding within the callback parameter name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7342.

The weakness was shared 03/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-7343 since 03/21/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264264 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2013-7343), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (264264). The entry VDB-66748 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Flowplayer HTML5

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• 5.4.3

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• open-source

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