Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Flowplayer Flash 3.2.7 through 3.2.16, as…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Flowplayer Flash 3.2.7 through 3.2.16, as used in the News system (news) extension for TYPO3 and Mahara, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the plugin configuration directive in a reference to an external domain plugin.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08754 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flowplayer:flowplayer_flash:*:*:*:*:*:mahara:*:* | 3.2.7 – 3.2.16 | Vulnerable | Flowplayer |
| cpe:2.3:a:flowplayer:flowplayer_flash:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:* | 3.2.7 – 3.2.16 | Vulnerable | Flowplayer |
- cpe:2.3:a:flowplayer:flowplayer_flash:*:*:*:*:*:mahara:*:* Versions 3.2.7 – 3.2.16 Vulnerable ·Flowplayer
- cpe:2.3:a:flowplayer:flowplayer_flash:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:* Versions 3.2.7 – 3.2.16 Vulnerable ·Flowplayer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pqr-mwfx-8q8w
References
Advisory 2
More Flowplayer Flash vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-06005 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Flowplayer Flash before 3.2.17, as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2011-3642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pqr-mwfx-8q8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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