CVE-2013-4941: YUI Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

May 13, 2022 (updated April 12, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in uploader.swf in the Uploader component in Yahoo! YUI 3.2.0 through 3.9.1, as used in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string in a URL.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-64r3-582j-frqm
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232496
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4941
web.archive.org/web/20130909203912/http://yuilibrary.com/support/20130515-vulnerability

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