Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2013-4144 describes an object injection vulnerability in a WordPress swfupload plugin. The source bundle does not provide a CVSS score, confirmed impact, affected fixed version, or exploitation evidence. Treat it mainly as a legacy WordPress exposure that needs inventory and vendor-guidance verification.
Executive priority
Prioritize as a legacy hygiene issue unless internal inventory finds exposed production WordPress sites using this plugin. Lack of scoring and exploitation evidence prevents confident urgency ranking.
Technical view
The record maps the issue to CWE-20 and identifies object injection in the swfupload WordPress plugin, with WordPress 3.5.2 listed in affected data. Public source details in the bundle are sparse: no attack preconditions, privilege requirements, impact scope, or remediation version are provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on legacy WordPress environments using the swfupload or secure-swfupload plugin around WordPress 3.5.2. Evidence is insufficient to identify broader affected versions or deployments.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite CISA KEV listing or any source confirming active exploitation. The available references are public issue and mailing-list records, but exploit status and real-world use are not established here.
Researcher notes
The public record is thin. Focus analysis on the GitHub issue and Openwall post, then validate whether object injection reaches sensitive code paths in deployed versions. Do not assume exploitation or impact beyond the cited records.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for swfupload or secure-swfupload plugin usage.
- Check WordPress and plugin maintainer guidance for fixed or unaffected versions.
- Upgrade legacy WordPress and plugins through supported maintenance channels.
- If no fix is confirmed, consider disabling the plugin after business approval.
Validation and detection
- Review plugin inventories for swfupload or secure-swfupload installations.
- Confirm whether any site still runs WordPress 3.5.2-era components.
- Compare installed plugin versions against maintainer or WordPress guidance.
- Document uncertainty where no fixed version can be verified.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/wordpress/secure-swfupload/issues/1CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/10CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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